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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... thing , young people aren't , as you may know , but we've never known her to . . . well , it looks as if she's deceiving us . Telling us one thing and doing another . That's the way I personally see it . My wife , on the other hand , is ...
... thing , young people aren't , as you may know , but we've never known her to . . . well , it looks as if she's deceiving us . Telling us one thing and doing another . That's the way I personally see it . My wife , on the other hand , is ...
Page 122
... thing they can do , ' said Vine . ' Oh , yes , sure , it's the best bloody thing they can do . What's going to happen to us ? You don't think of that , do you , when you say . ' she mimicked his voice in an exaggerated way , " " “ it's ...
... thing they can do , ' said Vine . ' Oh , yes , sure , it's the best bloody thing they can do . What's going to happen to us ? You don't think of that , do you , when you say . ' she mimicked his voice in an exaggerated way , " " “ it's ...
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... thing . ' Raffy came back with a can of coke . Someone had switched on the television and he moved his chair closer to it . Oni couldn't reach his hand . She let hers rest on his arm . She said to Wexford , ' You mean , like someone ...
... thing . ' Raffy came back with a can of coke . Someone had switched on the television and he moved his chair closer to it . Oni couldn't reach his hand . She let hers rest on his arm . She said to Wexford , ' You mean , like someone ...
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