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298 pages.
Summary: A debut novel that steps seamlessly from the horrors of people-trafficking to the magic of African folklore, Sante was a baby when she was washed ashore in a sea-chest laden with treasure. It seems she is the sole survivor of the tragic sinking of a ship carrying refugees. Her people. Fourteen years on, she's a member of Mama Rose's unique and dazzling circus. But, from their watery grave, the unquiet dead are calling Sante to avenge them. A bamboo flute. A golden band. A ripening mango which must not fall.are these the missing pieces of the jigsaw which will tell Sante's story?