The Nickel Boys is Colson Whitehead's follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning bestseller The Underground Railroad, in which he dramatizes another strand of United States history, this time through the story of two boys sentenced to a stretch in a hellish reform school in Jim-Crow-era Florida.
Sara Collins Books
Sara Collins crafts compelling narratives that delve into the complexities of identity and heritage. Her prose is characterized by its rich language and insightful exploration of the human psyche. Collins tackles themes that resonate deeply with readers, offering a unique perspective on the world. Her work stands as a testament to the power of storytelling and its ability to illuminate our shared humanity.
The confessions of Frannie Langton
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
'Deep-diving and elegant . . . Wide Sargasso Sea meets Beloved meets Alias Grace' Margaret Atwood THE 'DAZZLINGLY ORIGINAL' DEBUT NOVEL BY A NEW LITERARY STAR 'They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done?' 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs Benham, goes on trial for their murder. The testimonies against her are damning - slave, whore, seductress. And they may be the truth. But they are not the whole truth. For the first time Frannie must tell her story. It begins with a girl learning to read on a plantation in Jamaica, and it ends in a grand house in London, where a beautiful woman waits to be freed. But through her fevered confessions, one burning question haunts Frannie Langton: could she have murdered the only person she ever loved? A beautiful and haunting tale about one woman's fight to tell her story, The Confessions of Frannie Langton leads you through laudanum-laced dressing rooms and dark-as-night back alleys, into the enthralling heart of Georgian London. 'A dazzling page-turner' Emma Donoghue 'A star in the making' Sunday Times 'Gothic fiction made brand new' Stef Penney 'Stunning' Guardian 'Spectacular' Natasha Pulley 'Dazzlingly original' The Times 'A heroine for our times' Elizabeth Day
Das Geständnis der Frannie Langton. Roman
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Im historischen Kriminalroman „Frannie Langton“ wird die gebildete ehemalige Sklavin Frannie 1826 in London des brutalen Doppel-Mordes beschuldigt. Während die Gesellschaft sie als manipulative Verführerin sieht, erzählt sie ihre eigene Geschichte und kämpft um ihre Unschuld. Ein packendes Debüt von Sara Collins.