Simisola (v.o.)Hutchinson, 1994 - 323 pages In an English town, Inspector Wexford investigates attacks on black women which lead to murder. A study of the slave-like condition of foreign domestics in Britain, who are not given the status of immigrants so they can be deported if they agitate for more money. |
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... schools , if it's only to tell us to send them to Kingsmarkham Comprehensive . Anyway , I'll get money – don't they call it a giro that they send you ? One thing , I shall soon - know . And I'd better , Reg , I'd better 8.
... schools , if it's only to tell us to send them to Kingsmarkham Comprehensive . Anyway , I'll get money – don't they call it a giro that they send you ? One thing , I shall soon - know . And I'd better , Reg , I'd better 8.
Page 9
... better . We've got just two hundred and seventy pounds left in our joint account and that's the only account we've ... better be no . It'll only postpone the evil day . I'm very grateful for the offer . A loan ought to be paid back and I ...
... better . We've got just two hundred and seventy pounds left in our joint account and that's the only account we've ... better be no . It'll only postpone the evil day . I'm very grateful for the offer . A loan ought to be paid back and I ...
Page 124
... better option than Bruce Snow ? And if so , what had gone wrong ? He was alerted by a woman shouting and he turned round . This was the first instance of ' trouble ' there had been since they began calling at the Benefit Office . The ...
... better option than Bruce Snow ? And if so , what had gone wrong ? He was alerted by a woman shouting and he turned round . This was the first instance of ' trouble ' there had been since they began calling at the Benefit Office . The ...
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