Book description
Tea-Bag, a young African girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for
the promise of a new life in Sweden. Tania has made a long and
dangerous journey to escape the horrors of human trafficking. Leyla
has come with her family from Iran. All of them are facing different
challenges in their new home.
Meanwhile, celebrated poet Jesper Humlin is looking for inspiration.
Harried by his mother and girlfriend, misunderstood by his publisher
and tormented by his stockbroker, Jesper needs a new perspective on
life. A chance encounter with Tea-Bag leads him into the shadow world
of the immigrant experience in Sweden. Initially he sees the girls
purely as material for his next work, but soon discovers they have
very different ideas.
In The Shadow Girls, Henning Mankell tells the extraordinary
stories of three young women who are determined to overcome the
hardships they face to take control of their own lives. This inspiring
novel encompasses both humour and tragedy and illuminates our
understanding of those left on the margins of our society.
Henning Mankell has become a worldwide phenomenon with his crime
writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His
prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries
are currently dominating bestseller lists all over the globe. His
books have been translated into forty-five languages and made into
numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently
the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander,
starring Kenneth Branagh. Mankell devotes much of his free time to
working with Aids charities in Africa, where he is also director of
the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. In 2008, the University of St Andrews
conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters
in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the
practical exercise of conscience.
www. henningmankell. co. uk
