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          The Shadow Girls

          The Shadow Girls

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          Tea-Bag, a young Nigerian girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Harried by his mother and girlfriend, misunderstood by his publisher and tormented by his stockbroker, Jesper needs a new perspective on life.

          Tea-Bag, a young Niger...

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          Product ID:9780099455486
          Product Form:Paperback / softback
          Country of Manufacture:GB
          Title:The Shadow Girls
          Authors:Author: Henning Mankell, Ebba Segerberg
          Page Count:336
          Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Sweden
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          Tea-Bag, a young Nigerian girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Harried by his mother and girlfriend, misunderstood by his publisher and tormented by his stockbroker, Jesper needs a new perspective on life.

          Tea-Bag, a young Nigerian girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Tania has made a long and dangerous journey to escape themisery of life in a brothel. Leila has travelled with her family from Iran. All of them are facing different challenges in their new home.

          Meanwhile, celebrated poet Jesper Humlin is looking for inspiration. Harried by his mother and girlfriend, misunderstood by his publisher and tormented by his stockbroker, Jesper needs a new perspective on life. A chance encounter with Tea-Bag leads him into the shadow world of the immigrant experience in Sweden. Initially he sees the girls purely as material for his work, but they have very different ideas.

          This inspiring novel encompasses both humour and tragedy and illuminates our understanding of those left on the margins of our society.


          Imprint Name:Vintage
          Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
          Country of Publication:GB
          Publishing Date:2013-09-05

          Additional information

          Weight242 g
          Dimensions196 × 136 × 21 mm