The Other Princess is a compelling historical novel of Queen Victoria's Black goddaughter.
Denny S. Bryce Libri
Questa autrice esplora intricate relazioni e questioni sociali attraverso narrazioni avvincenti. Il suo stile è caratterizzato da descrizioni vivide e una profonda comprensione della psiche umana. Si concentra su temi che risuonano con il lettore moderno, riflettendo le sfumature sociali contemporanee. Le sue opere sono apprezzate per la loro autenticità e la capacità di evocare emozioni forti.
In the Face of the Sun
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
To escape an abusive marriage, Frankie Saunders flees across the country to Los Angeles with her reckless, profane Aunt Daisy, who will do whatever it takes to settle old scores and resolve the past--no matter what the damage, forcing Frankie to make some hard choices
Wild Women and the Blues
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
"1925: Chicago is the jazz capital of the world, and the Dreamland Café is the ritziest black-and-tan club in town. Honoree Dalcour, a sharecropper's daughter, is willing to work hard and dance every night on her way to the top. She's socializing with celebrities, but with the temptations of bootleg whiskey, gambling, and gangsters a young woman driven by ambition might risk more than she can stand to lose. 2015: Film student Sawyer Hayes arrives at the bedside of 110-year-old Honoree Dalcour. He has rested all his hope on this frail but formidable woman, the only living link to the legendary Oscar Micheaux. If she can fill in the blanks in his research, perhaps he can complete his thesis and begin a new chapter in his life. As Honoree reveals her past and her secrets, Sawyer fights tooth and nail to keep his." --Publisher
Schovanka královny Viktorie
- 368pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Poté co král Gezo vyvraždí její rodinu, ocitne se africká princezna Aina v rukou králových otrokářů. Zachrání ji anglický kapitán, který Geza přesvědčí, aby Ainu daroval coby přátelské gesto královně Viktorii. Přejmenují ji na Sáru a vsadí do role exotické trofeje. Sára se musí neustále smiřovat s tím, že nemá svůj život pod kontrolou a je jen figurkou na intrikánské šachovnici mocných.
