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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Page 141
... daughter . ' ' Why " international " , anyway ? ' enquired Sylvia in a querulous tone . ' International's an adjective . What's wrong with society or association ? ' Wexford's reference to Sheila as ' my daughter ' instead of ' my ...
... daughter . ' ' Why " international " , anyway ? ' enquired Sylvia in a querulous tone . ' International's an adjective . What's wrong with society or association ? ' Wexford's reference to Sheila as ' my daughter ' instead of ' my ...
Page 174
... daughter and the Akandes ' daughter's ruptured spleen all in the same breath . ' ' At least he doesn't make sick jokes like Sumner - Quist . ' Wexford found himself incapable of eating any lunch . This departure of appetite , rare for ...
... daughter and the Akandes ' daughter's ruptured spleen all in the same breath . ' ' At least he doesn't make sick jokes like Sumner - Quist . ' Wexford found himself incapable of eating any lunch . This departure of appetite , rare for ...
Page 288
... daughter and he hadn't found that daughter , there had been no anguish , no suffering and no joyful reunion . He might have been a sympathetic stranger . Her manner was light , her voice brisk . ' I wish someone could get that boy of ...
... daughter and he hadn't found that daughter , there had been no anguish , no suffering and no joyful reunion . He might have been a sympathetic stranger . Her manner was light , her voice brisk . ' I wish someone could get that boy of ...
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