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KlappentextFour women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island - the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch. Vital, enraging and brilliant. I loved it´ SARAH WINMAN Beautiful and important´ SAFIYA SINCLAIR Early one morning, at the close of St Colibri´s carnival, a young female steel-pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a discovery that will transform the lives of everyone on this small island. As the days pass, this shocking event draws together four women. There´s Sharleen, a journalist with an eye for the real story. Her childhood friend Tara, a pink-haired, straight-talking local activist. Gigi, the notorious´ founder of the Port Isabella Sex Workers Collective. And Daisy, first lady of St Colibri, who is haunted by a disappearance in her own family decades ago. In a community in which women´s voices are often silenced and violence against them is overlooked time after time, the group soon find themselves compelled to speak out - and to act. But even they could never have foreseen the consequences of their courage... Roffey´s world-building power is evident on every page´GUARDIAN Will keep you reading all hours... unforgettable´GLAMOUR Sensual, ferocious... If The White Lotus were a modern feminist thriller, this would be it´LALINE PAULL The spirit of carnival itself is in the writing... Electrifying´JASON ALLEN-PAISANT A vital novel... Fiery, funny´DIANA EVANSREADERS LOVE PASSIONTIDE This was fantastic... five stars´ Exhilarating... it's a blast, with sharp, smart humour´ A powerful book... really moving´ Filled with anger, unity and love´ What an amazing book this is... This story will stay with me for a very long time´ Moving and gripping´ A must-read´ I loved this book´
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-78730-318-8
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum27.06.2024
Seiten368 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 157 mm, Höhe 238 mm, Dicke 34 mm
Gewicht624 g
Artikel-Nr.60539871
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GenreRomane Hardcover