Mankell, Henning, 1948-
A treacherous paradise / Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson. - First United States edition. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. - 359 pages ; 25 cm
"Originally published in Sweden as Minnet av en smutsig angel by Leopard Fèorlag, Stockholm, in 2011"--Title page verso.
Fleeing her native Sweden in 1905 to escape a life of poverty, Hanna Renstrèom is widowed twice before becoming the owner of a bordello in Portuguese East Africa, where she discovers an inner strength that leads to a boundary-breaking decision.
9780307961228 : $26.95 0307961222 : $26.95
2013005864
Swedes--Mozambique--Fiction.
Prostitution--Fiction.
Mozambique--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
PT9876.23.A49 / M6613 2013
839.73/74
A treacherous paradise / Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson. - First United States edition. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. - 359 pages ; 25 cm
"Originally published in Sweden as Minnet av en smutsig angel by Leopard Fèorlag, Stockholm, in 2011"--Title page verso.
Fleeing her native Sweden in 1905 to escape a life of poverty, Hanna Renstrèom is widowed twice before becoming the owner of a bordello in Portuguese East Africa, where she discovers an inner strength that leads to a boundary-breaking decision.
9780307961228 : $26.95 0307961222 : $26.95
2013005864
Swedes--Mozambique--Fiction.
Prostitution--Fiction.
Mozambique--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
PT9876.23.A49 / M6613 2013
839.73/74