Bøger af Victoria Lane

Jacqueline Bishop's ceramic tea service The Keeper of All The Secrets is a new commission that will go on display in the Queen's House at Royal Museums Greenwich in early 2025. Featuring the image of the market woman and various plants known to induce abortion, the service is a comment on colonialism, empire and the position of women in society. The fi gure of the market woman is a well-known symbol of the plantation system, but litt le has been written on her signifi cance. She performed an illicit resistance to the plantation system, secretly assisting in the regulation of menstrual cycles and illegally terminating unwanted pregnancies, many of which are known to have been the result of rape by enslavers. This book, also featuring new poetry by Bishop and an interview, situates the market woman within the context of Caribbean enslavement and the tea trade. The tea service will be considered alongside other items in the Museum's collection relating to colonialism and empire and provides a lens through which contemporary debates on the present-day impacts of these issues can be explored.

Somwomana a science fiction satire in the twenty-fifth century. On a space ship circling a planet named Earth. The ship is operated by two female androids. The main brain Electra, and her ten year old charge Somwomana. Electra- Somwomana, Today's our lession is about twenty-century Earth. Something called "The System" Somwomana- The System, what is that? Electra- That is when men were in charge of everything on Earth. All the jobs belonged to them. And all greedy men wanted MONEY. Somwomana- Really! Electra- Oh yes dear, There were Judges, Lawyers. Doctors, Dentist, Undertakers. Somwomana- Really that's amazing. Electra- Our first lession is the "Medical Profession" As doctors were a rare breed. The heart specialist, they would take a patient, cut them open on assembly line. There were hearts flying out of bodies, and new one put in. Valves that were a little weak were replaced with used ones. Somwomana- Really I fine this quite unbelievable.

Born to a strong-willed and cruel mother with whom she would be in constant conflict and a passive father whom she adored, Jennifer Vicci spent much of her childhood away in a convert school, returning home as a teenager. Wavering between fear and rebellion at her mother's rigid standards, Jennifer secretly meets her first love, a handsome marine. But fate steps in to part them, and she is propelled into a series of devastating marriages.

Celia and Nonna is a gentle story about the special bond between grandparents and children - and what happens when our lives change.