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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... thing he doesn't mind , staying in one place . But Lily wonders . There are times when he says he doesn't mind some- thing , and he clearly does mind it . She can nearly always tell . Something in his voice and his eyes , and the way he ...
... thing to say , " Mr. Stapleton puts in . " Your parents ought to know you talk like that . " " Hey , ” Drinda says . " They talk like that . Somebody cut the cake . Jeez . " " I'll cut it , " Lily says . " I want some . It's my birthday ...
... thing she can't put into words , but a visceral sense of the whole ugly episode being an event over which she had possessed some kind of con- trol , something she sensed and then invited . For wasn't she pleased to sit there under his ...
... things are supposed to be. She bathes quietly but with a feverish pressure on her skin, rubbing herself clean ... thing that has happened, that part of her almost disbelieves. “Good night,” he said. After a long wait, in which she ...
... thing , she must not have slept very well . " I bet I sleepwalked last night . I bet I was bump- ing around in the ... things went : packed house , in spite of the weather . Lily looks around and sees that Mr. Stapleton is not in the ...