Hello to the Cannibals: A NovelHarper Collins, 13.10.2009 - 688 Seiten At first, all Lily Austin knows about 19th–century explorer Mary Kingsley is that, 100 years before, she was the first white woman to venture into the heart of Africa. But as Lily begins reading about Mary Kingsley, she becomes more and more fascinated – and discovers in Mary a kindred spirit. In her own life, Lily feels trapped – on the one hand, she craves family and intimate connection; on the other hand, she has no healthy or satisfying role models. Consequently, as she nears graduation from the University of Virginia, she finds herself uncertain about what to do with her life. As she researches Mary's life – she has begun writing a play about her – Lily comes to witness Mary's incredible bravery and startling originality, qualities that prove inspirational to Lily, whose own bravery is required as she attempts to navigate dysfunctional and destructive relationships with her young husband, her extended family – and a legacy of abuse dating back to her childhood. |
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... laughs . " We won't be too late , " says Lily's mother to Mr. Stapleton . “ Eleven or so . " " I'll tell them that . ” Lily watches her mother head down the walk . Mr. Stapleton holds the door . Part of his back pocket is sticking out ...
... laugh at their own awk- wardness , their own inability to keep from attending to what's going on . Across the room , Brian is looking through the books . Then he selects a pool cue and begins to shoot pool . Drinda , who has been ...
... laughter and grief, and all of it too frightening to bear. The night goes on, quiet, threatening and empty as the distances between the stars. Nothing so terrible happens. In the morning her parents are themselves again, full of ...
... laugh . A murmurous baritone music was in it ; it calmed her . From where they stood , looking beyond the grass ... laughed . And Tyler laughed , too , in a murmur , staring . Lily looked out at the stars beyond the rooftops across the ...
... laugh . “ Mine was the plain old teenage - girl variety . Like everybody else's . Nothing remotely memorable about it . " She drove home in a mood of irritable confusion . Her mother greeted her at the door , looking too heavy in the ...