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SARA COLLINS, Guardian     From the award-winning author of  Love After Love,  comes an epic of wonder,danger and risk.   This is the tale of four women.  Popo: brilliant,vulnerable and stuck. She s determined to free herself from the traps of her past.  Mana Lala: a devoted mother - her only connection to her man is their little boy,and she will do anything to keep them both close.  For Doris,well,he s glorious and once she s licked him into shape,her husband presents an opportunity to climb the social ladder. She s heard the awful stories,but she s sure they won t be hers.  Rosie just wants to mind her business,her lover,Etty,and her store.  Four lives,connected and controlled by one man: the notorious,charismatic gangster Boysie Singh. 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