Dear
Someone
Someone
Out 28 November
Dear Someone
Marlène Mutwa · Letters & reflections
Letters, journal entries, poems and prayers about love, faith and waiting.
₦8,500₦10,000
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New release · 28 November 2026
Dear Someone
Letters, prayers and reflections by Marlène Mutwa.
For anyone who has ever carried words they couldn’t say out loud. Part journal, part love letter, part prayer, it reads like a private diary opened to you on purpose.
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Pre-order price ends 27 November.
MARLÈNE MUTWA
Dear
Someone
Someone
Cover artwork to come
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