When Dora, the village prostitute is found dead at the bottom of a ravine, a young chambermaid serving the mistress of the local manor embarks on a journey to unravel the mystery surrounding Dora's death, in a suspenseful novel set in rural seventeenth-century England. 25,000 first printing.

Presents a collection of stories from the Russian author

'With authority and grace'' (Essence), Imani All Mine tells the story of Tasha, a fourteen-year-old unwed mother of a baby girl. In her ghettoized world where poverty, racism, and danger are daily struggles, Tasha uses her savvy and humor to uncover the good hidden around her. The name she gives her daughter, Imani, is a sign of her determination and fundamental trust despite the odds against her: Imani means faith. Surrounding Tasha and Imani is a cast of memorable characters: Peanut, the boy Tasha likes, Eboni, her best friend, Miss Odetta, the neighborhood gossip, and Tasha's mother, Earlene, who's dating a new boyfriend.

Tasha's voice speaks directly to both the special pain of poverty and the universal, unconquerable spirit of youth. Authentic in every detail, this is an unforgettable story. As Seventeen declared, ''Porter's candid narrative will have you hooked from the opening sentence.

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Eine erotische Reisegeschichte über eine Jugendliebe, die verloren zu sein schien und nun wieder aufflammt. Impulsiv und leidenschaftlich in einem Moment, im andern von Ängsten und Enttäuschungen verunsichert, machen sich Magdalena und Basco auf die Suche nach der Erfüllung ihrer Sehnsüchte. >Triviale und fantastische Eindrücke - die Autorin mag Virginia Woolf und Vicki Baum -, momentane Stimmungen, konträre Empfindungen, spontane Entschlüsse bringen ihre Figuren auf Trab.

Neun irritierende, schockierende und spannende Geschichten, auch vom ganzalltäglichen Verletztwerden und Verletzen.