"A breathtaking new collection from one of today's boldest and most adventurous poets; Colloquial and incantatory, the poems in Patricia Lockwood's second collection address the most urgent questions of our time, like: what if a deer did porn? Is America going down on Canada? What happens when Niaga
Motherland
β Scribed by G.D. Abson
- Publisher
- Canada Mirror Books
- Year
- 2017;2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Motherland is the first in a gripping series of contemporary crime novels set in contemporary St Petersburg, featuring the very human and sharp policewoman, Captain Natalya Ivanova. β©β©Student Zena Dahl, the daughter of a Swedish millionaire, has gone missing in St Petersburg (or Piter as the city is colloquially known) after a night out with a friend. β©β©Student Zena Dahl, the daughter of a Swedish millionaire, has gone missing after a night out with a friend. Captain Natalya Ivanova is assigned to the case, making a change from her usual fare of domestic violence work, but as she investigates she discovers that the case is not as straightforward as it seems. Dark, violent and insightful, Motherland twists and turns to a satisfyingly dramatic conclusion.
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