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Waiting for a Son

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by Smetch Sibanda ...

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The marriage started to shake off when the in-laws demanded that Manka, the daughter-in- law should keep on bearing children till she gets a son. The culture in those old days, a son was the one supposed to get all the inheritance of the family. But Manka, with today's living conditions, rebelled against that culture, hence the conflict in the family. ... Read more

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The marriage started to shake off when the in-laws demanded that Manka, the daughter-in- law should keep on bearing children till she gets a son. The culture in those old days, a son was the one supposed to get all the inheritance of the family. But Manka, with today's living conditions, rebelled against that culture, hence the conflict in the family.
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White Bodies

An Addictive Psychological Thriller

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A Good Housekeeping “Great Read”This “deliciously creepy psychological thriller” (Publishers Weekly)—think Strangers on a Train for the modern age—explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together.Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless façade, not everything ... Read more

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A Good Housekeeping “Great Read”This “deliciously creepy psychological thriller” (Publishers Weekly)—think Strangers on a Train for the modern age—explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together.Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless façade, not everything
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Containment

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Series Book 3 - Sam Shephard
Dunedin's favourite young police officer Sam Shephard is drawn into a perplexing investigation when a series of shipping containers wash up on a sleepy New Zealand beach, and then a body is discovered…'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural … the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin'If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you' ... Read more

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Dunedin's favourite young police officer Sam Shephard is drawn into a perplexing investigation when a series of shipping containers wash up on a sleepy New Zealand beach, and then a body is discovered…'Fast-moving New Zealand procedural … the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly' Ian Rankin'If you like taut, pacy thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you'
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Memory of Departure

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The debut novel by the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiteratureVehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is an unwavering contemplation of East African coastal lifePoverty and depravity wreak havoc on Hassan Omar's family. Amid great hardship he decides to escape.The arrival of independence brings new upheavals as well as the betrayal of the promise of freedom. The new ... Read more

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The debut novel by the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiteratureVehement, comic and shrewd, Abdulrazak Gurnah's first novel is an unwavering contemplation of East African coastal lifePoverty and depravity wreak havoc on Hassan Omar's family. Amid great hardship he decides to escape.The arrival of independence brings new upheavals as well as the betrayal of the promise of freedom. The new
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Three Steps Behind You

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Dan and Adam have always been close. In fact, they’ve been closer than Adam could ever guess. And if Dan’s going to get that close again, it will take time. It will take research. It may even take practice. Fortunately, Dan is a very patient person – and Adam trusts him. With his house key. With his secrets. With his wife…But as Dan gets closer, someone is watching. Someone who will stop at ... Read more

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Dan and Adam have always been close. In fact, they’ve been closer than Adam could ever guess. And if Dan’s going to get that close again, it will take time. It will take research. It may even take practice. Fortunately, Dan is a very patient person – and Adam trusts him. With his house key. With his secrets. With his wife…But as Dan gets closer, someone is watching. Someone who will stop at
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Somewhere around the Corner

by Jackie French ...

Just shut your eyes and picture yourself walking around the corner. that's what my friend told me. Somewhere around the corner and you'll be safe. the demonstration was wild, out of control. Barbara was scared. She saw the policeman running towards her. She needed to escape. She closed her eyes and did precisely that: she walked somewhere around the corner - to another demonstration - to another ... Read more

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Just shut your eyes and picture yourself walking around the corner. that's what my friend told me. Somewhere around the corner and you'll be safe. the demonstration was wild, out of control. Barbara was scared. She saw the policeman running towards her. She needed to escape. She closed her eyes and did precisely that: she walked somewhere around the corner - to another demonstration - to another
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The Mind Readers

by Margery Allingham ...

Series Book 18 - The Albert Campion Mysteries
A mysterious invention causes mayhem in a coastal English village—from "my very favourite of the four Queens of Crime" (J. K. Rowling).The ancient hamlet of Saltey, once the haunt of smugglers, now hides a secret rich and mysterious enough to trap all who enter…and someone in town is willing to terrorize, murder, and raise the very devil to keep that secret to themselves.When a transistor thought ... Read more

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A mysterious invention causes mayhem in a coastal English village—from "my very favourite of the four Queens of Crime" (J. K. Rowling).The ancient hamlet of Saltey, once the haunt of smugglers, now hides a secret rich and mysterious enough to trap all who enter…and someone in town is willing to terrorize, murder, and raise the very devil to keep that secret to themselves.When a transistor thought
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The Joys of Motherhood: A Novel

by Buchi Emecheta ...

A feminist literary classic by one of Africa’s greatest women writers, re-issued with a new introduction by Stéphane Robolin.First published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood is the story of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal society. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, Nnu is banished to Lagos where she succeeds in becoming a mother. Then, against the backdrop of World War ... Read more

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A feminist literary classic by one of Africa’s greatest women writers, re-issued with a new introduction by Stéphane Robolin.First published in 1979, The Joys of Motherhood is the story of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman struggling in a patriarchal society. Unable to conceive in her first marriage, Nnu is banished to Lagos where she succeeds in becoming a mother. Then, against the backdrop of World War
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Coconut

A Black girl fostered by a white family in the 1960s and her search for belonging and identity

by Florence Ọlájídé ...

‘Why am I not white like everybody else?’ Nan came and sat on the edge of my bed. ‘What do you mean?’ A tender finger brushed against my cheek. ‘Well, everyone in this house is white. Why am I Black?’ A generation of Nigerian children were born in Britain in the fifties and sixties, privately fostered by white families, then taken to Nigeria by their parents. Coconut is the story of one of ... Read more

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‘Why am I not white like everybody else?’ Nan came and sat on the edge of my bed. ‘What do you mean?’ A tender finger brushed against my cheek. ‘Well, everyone in this house is white. Why am I Black?’ A generation of Nigerian children were born in Britain in the fifties and sixties, privately fostered by white families, then taken to Nigeria by their parents. Coconut is the story of one of
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Colour Scheme

by Ngaio Marsh ...

Series Book 12 - Roderick Alleyn
A mystery with "atmosphere, humor . . .and a group of characters, English, Maori, and New Zealander, who are fascinating and completely credible." — The New York TimesDuring World War II, Colonel Claire—a tremendously nice fellow and a disastrously bad businessman—runs a mud-baths resort in rural New Zealand. But the place is on the brink of being taken over by a local blowhard who may be a Nazi ... Read more

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A mystery with "atmosphere, humor . . .and a group of characters, English, Maori, and New Zealander, who are fascinating and completely credible." — The New York TimesDuring World War II, Colonel Claire—a tremendously nice fellow and a disastrously bad businessman—runs a mud-baths resort in rural New Zealand. But the place is on the brink of being taken over by a local blowhard who may be a Nazi
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The Fountain

The vivid tale of love and loss

by Mary Nichols ...

Norfolk, 1920. Barbara Bosgrove has lived in the market town of Melsham all her life, and is looking forward to the annual Harvest Supper dinner and ball - the first since the dark days of the First World War. George Kennett, a fiercely ambitious man, has had his eye on Barbara since spotting her with her great friend Penny, and Penny's brother Simon. He begins a slow and steady courtship and ... Read more

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Norfolk, 1920. Barbara Bosgrove has lived in the market town of Melsham all her life, and is looking forward to the annual Harvest Supper dinner and ball - the first since the dark days of the First World War. George Kennett, a fiercely ambitious man, has had his eye on Barbara since spotting her with her great friend Penny, and Penny's brother Simon. He begins a slow and steady courtship and
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A Very Happy Christmas

by Elise Noble ...

Series Book 1 - Happy Ever After
Some Christmas presents unwrap themselves...When a colleague gets her 'S's mixed up, care worker Marissa Taylor gets a bigger Yuletide gift than she ever imagined. Stripper, Santa, they’re practically the same thing, right? At least none of the residents had a heart attack.Marissa isn’t the impulsive type, but when Liam Carlisle offers her a private show, she decides to treat herself to a little ... Read more

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Some Christmas presents unwrap themselves...When a colleague gets her 'S's mixed up, care worker Marissa Taylor gets a bigger Yuletide gift than she ever imagined. Stripper, Santa, they’re practically the same thing, right? At least none of the residents had a heart attack.Marissa isn’t the impulsive type, but when Liam Carlisle offers her a private show, she decides to treat herself to a little
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