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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... stood , looking beyond the grass field , they could see cars waiting at a light , turn signals flashing . He gazed at her , and she was aware of the boniness of her body under her jeans . She had felt skinny and unattractive , yet just ...
... stood , put the chair back , then got a paper cup and went out and along the narrow hallway to the water fountain , where the water was coldest . When she came back to the room , Sheri was lying on the floor next to her bed , holding ...
... stood by her bed with the bright banners from her high school in Oxford and cried, letting the tears drop down her cheeks. It struck Lily that the other girl envied her—she, Lily, with her books and her scribbling and her supposed tal ...
... stood there with his hands in his pockets. She saw his breath on the air. “Maybe I ought to wait here and walk you home after the class.” “See you?” she said. “Count on it,” he told her. When she came out of the class, she thought he ...
... stood abruptly , as if hav- ing come upon a spider in the papers before her . Sometimes , the mem- ory of it could still move in her blood with a sudden heat , as if she had only now come from the confined space of that icebound house ...