'Corregidora is the most brutally honest and painful revelation of what has occurred, and is occurring, in the souls of black men and women . . . it dares to confront the absolute terror which lives at the heart of love' James Baldwin Blues singer Ursa is consumed by her hatred of Corregidora, a nineteenth-century slave master who fathered both her mother and grandmother. Charged with 'making generations' to bear witness to the abuse embodied in her family name, Ursa Corregidora finds herself unable to keep this legacy alive when she is made sterile in a violent fight with her husband. Haunted by the ghosts of a Brazilian plantation, pained by a present of lovelessness and despair, Ursa slowly and firmly strikes her own terms with womanhood. 'A literary giant, and one of my absolute favourite writers' Tayari Jones 'An American writer with a powerful sense of vital inheritance' John Updike
By midnight all was blaze and disintegration. A group of soldiers standing on the hill watched with indecent pleasure. The wind locals called the Vardaris blasted from the north, puffed minarets in…
A Guide to Berlin takes its title from a short story written by Vladimir Nabokov in 1925, when he was 26 years old and living in Germany’s capital.
Longlisted for the 2016 Stella Prize
This is a beautiful illustration of Ylang Ylang together with the letter 'Y'. The illustration is painted in watercolour and each print is a Fine Art Print on watercolour paper. They would make wonderful gifts for friends, children, bridesmaids, mothers.....and obviously you! These are Limited Edition art prints. Each Letter has 30 prints and they will all be numbered and signed. All Alphabet Prints measure exactly A4 in size (210 x 297 mm) so will fit straight into any standard A4 frame. *SHIPPING* The prints will be shipped by Royal Mail First Class packaged in a protective hard backed envelope with extra hard board backing inside. Once they have been posted, I cannot be responsible for any damage in the post.
JJXX GAIL - Imitatieleren jas - brindle voor € 49,99 (2024-08-14). Gratis verzending voor de meeste bestellingen*
This sci-fi gem is incredibly tense.
