The ten-year-old daughter of a Sicilian Mafia boss is cruelly kidnapped from her bedroom on the night of her glorious birthday celebration. She knows her captor well, and, until this night, has trusted him and held him fondly in her heart. Maria's prospects for rescue plummet as she is sold into child prostitution and eventually sent to a Holocaust death camp.
Is it possible for a girl so misused for so long to emotionally endure the torment she suffered and still maintain a semblance of normalcy? The quest for an answer leads the reader on a zigzag journey through the bloodline of three generations, ending in the bowels of a Mafia mansion on the island of Sicily.
In this book, you will experience the profound love of a daughter for her mother, and a granddaughter's misgivings about her crazed grandmother, the matriarch of a battered family: - Brianna, a successful law student who gives up everything to search for her beloved mother. - Lynette, Brianna's mother, a survivor of child-slavery in South Africa. - Maria, a kidnapped child who endures years of torment to eventually become the most powerful Mafia boss in Sicily.
Lucia Mann's story explores the ugliness of child-slavery while it tests our attitudes toward revenge and mental health.
About the Author
Lucia Mann, humanitarian and activist, was born in British colonial South Africa in the wake of World War II. She now resides in British Columbia, Canada. After retiring from freelance journalism in 1998, she wrote a four book African series to give voice to those who have suffered and are suffering brutalities and captivity. The other books in the series are: Rented Silence, CBC Book Award; Africa's Unfinished Symphony, Indie Excellence Award; and A Veil of Blood Hangs over Africa.
Visit www.LuciaMann.com and www.ReportModernDaySlavery.org for more information on how you can help alleviate the scourge of modern-day slavery.
Автор: Mann Lucia Название: Rented Silence: The Birthplace of Slavery ISBN: 0979480590 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780979480591 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3095.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "From the "African Freedom Series""
TWO TINY NEWBORNS WERE BURIED ALIVE IN A COMPOST PIT, covered with corn husks and left to die. A hungry wild dog, saliva flowing, stood impatiently over the mound. As it started to dig out its prey, an escaped slave whooshed it away. Drawn by the sound of a weak human cry, the runaway cautiously approached the mournful whimper. What could provoke a new mother to bury her twin babies alive? A will to protect her children from the inescapable pain and horror of becoming chattel to an evil South African plantation owner.
Experience post-WWII Africa through the eyes of characters who unearth the painful secrets of those times: - Shiya, a white newborn rescued from an intended grave, who lives five idyllic years in the bush before she is captured, tormented, and eventually freed. - Anele, the black runaway slave who saves Shiya's life and suffers the consequences for the rest of her days. - Alan Hallworthy, the wealthy, cruel plantation owner who lusts for the bodies of young girls, even that of his own five-year-old daughter. - Brianna, Shiya's modern-day daughter who is mystified by her mother's secrets and never stops trying to reveal the truth.
Lucia Mann's story exposes South Africa's crimes against humanity during and after British colonial rule. It takes you through a roller coaster of emotions as it describes South Africa from post-WWII to the modern day.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lucia Mann, humanitarian and activist, was born in British colonial South Africa in the wake of World War II. She now resides in British Columbia, Canada. She retired from freelance journalism in 1998, and wrote her books to give voice to those who have suffered and are suffering brutalities and captivity. Visit www.LuciaMann.com and www.ReportModernDaySlavery.org for more information on how you can help alleviate the scourge of modern-day slavery.
The grief of the newly captured slaves was overpowered only by the lecherous brutality of their master. From a humble Tswanas kraal to an opulent South African estate, you will be captivated by Lucia Mann's interweaving stories of loss, cruelty, courage, and hope.
This multigenerational tale takes one on a journey that starts with an encircling rope net; progresses to a filthy, stifling slave ship; and ends at a rich slave estate where unthinkable acts take place. The thorny history of the birthplace of slavery comes to life with unforgettable characters yearning for liberty, meaning, and ... justice
About the Author Lucia Mann is a former British journalist and the author of three previous African-set novels devoted to slavery and racial prejudice: Beside an Ocean of Sorrow, Rented Silence (CBC Book Award winner), and Africa's Unfinished Symphony. Born in British Colonial South Africa in the wake of WWII, Mann saw and felt firsthand the pain and suffering of those who were treated as inferior because of the color of their skin.
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