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1) Assembly
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"The narrator of Assembly is a black British woman. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart? Assembly is a story about the stories we live within--those of race and class, safety...
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"De Newcastle a Cornualles, desde principio del siglo veinte hasta las adolescentes del veintiuno, en "Niña, mujer, otras" seguimos a un reparto de doce personajes en sus viajes personales por este país y sus últimos cien años de vida. Todas están enfrascadas en una búsqueda: un pasado compartido, un futuro inesperado, un lugar al que llamar hogar, un sitio donde encajar, una amante, una madre desaparecida, un padre perdido, e incluso, lisa...
3) Dottie
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"A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural past. Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace amidst the squalor of her childhood by spinning warm tales of affection about her beautiful names. But she knows nothing of their origins, and little of her family history - or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain. At seventeen, she takes on the burden of responsibility for her brother...
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