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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... Hope may be a virtue but it causes more pain , Wexford thought , than despair . He considered asking the doctor if he knew of anything Melanie might have said to Annette Bystock that would have put both their lives in jeopardy , and ...
... Hope may be a virtue but it causes more pain , Wexford thought , than despair . He considered asking the doctor if he knew of anything Melanie might have said to Annette Bystock that would have put both their lives in jeopardy , and ...
Page 192
... hope . The fact that this girl wasn't Melanie has really given us grounds for hope that Melanie's 192.
... hope . The fact that this girl wasn't Melanie has really given us grounds for hope that Melanie's 192.
Page 193
... hope . ... ' A waste of time and energy , ' said Laurette harshly . ' Excuse me , I have to go to my work now . Patients don't stop needing nursing just because Sister Akande's lost her daughter . ' ' You mustn't mind my wife , ' the ...
... hope . ... ' A waste of time and energy , ' said Laurette harshly . ' Excuse me , I have to go to my work now . Patients don't stop needing nursing just because Sister Akande's lost her daughter . ' ' You mustn't mind my wife , ' the ...
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