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Bitter Honey

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ISBN: 9781804548172
AuthorAkerstrom, Lola Akinmade
Pub Date15/05/2025
BindingHardback
Pages448
CountryGBR
Dewey813.6
Quick overview The third novel from Lola Akinmade, this historical novel continents and decades, and exploring mother-daughter relationships, resilience, and what it means fully wear your skin and carve your own space in this world.
€22.93

Two women. Four decades. A lifetime of secrets.

1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia's warmth into Sweden's winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there's more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world...

2006: Tina has had her taste of fame as the nation's Eurovision pop princess. But beneath her glittery facade, Tina is desperate to discover who she really is. Her mother, Nancy, seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will an unexpected figure help open the door?

Spanning four decades and three continents, Bitter Honey is a story of mothers, daughters, and the importance of carving your own path.

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Two women. Four decades. A lifetime of secrets.

1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia's warmth into Sweden's winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there's more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world...

2006: Tina has had her taste of fame as the nation's Eurovision pop princess. But beneath her glittery facade, Tina is desperate to discover who she really is. Her mother, Nancy, seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will an unexpected figure help open the door?

Spanning four decades and three continents, Bitter Honey is a story of mothers, daughters, and the importance of carving your own path.