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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... sort of place to live in . He couldn't recall having been into any of the detached four - bedroomed houses of ... sort of furniture , same sweet peas in the same sort of vase . . . . He cleared his throat , spoke firmly . ' You're ...
... sort of place to live in . He couldn't recall having been into any of the detached four - bedroomed houses of ... sort of furniture , same sweet peas in the same sort of vase . . . . He cleared his throat , spoke firmly . ' You're ...
Page 132
... sort of fishy . ' ' Prawns are fish , ' said Burden . ' Yeah , but you know what I mean , sort of strong , like the smell of outside a fishmonger's . Do you reckon I ought to eat them ? ' Burden didn't reply . ' Go on about what Annette ...
... sort of fishy . ' ' Prawns are fish , ' said Burden . ' Yeah , but you know what I mean , sort of strong , like the smell of outside a fishmonger's . Do you reckon I ought to eat them ? ' Burden didn't reply . ' Go on about what Annette ...
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... sort of drifted apart , and I think it was her doing . She sort of withdrew into herself . And what's more , I don't think she's had a boyfriend since she split up with Stephen . But I'm just amazed when you say you suspect Bruce . ' He ...
... sort of drifted apart , and I think it was her doing . She sort of withdrew into herself . And what's more , I don't think she's had a boyfriend since she split up with Stephen . But I'm just amazed when you say you suspect Bruce . ' He ...
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