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"A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher.
"When a body of a woman is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, it soon becomes clear that she's no stranger to the area. Chief Investigating Officer Elma, who has returned to Akranes following a failed relationship, and...
"As immigrants and others are engulfed by dominant societies, the connection to their ancestral tongues is routinely severed. Julie Sedivy takes on the science and politics of language loss, offering lessons for the renewal and preservation of...
"An explosive novel about the chaos of revolution, Glory centres around the unexpected fall of Old Horse, a long-serving leader of a fictional African country, and the drama that follows for an unruly nation of animals on the path to true...
"The book falls off after the highlight of the story: the rescue of the most prominent monuments of Nubian Egypt, especially of the Temple of Abu Simbel. Read at least that far if you like ancient Egypt and strong, brilliant women."
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