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The Shadow Girls by Henning Mankell, Henning Mankell, Ebba Segerberg is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Shadow Girls about?

Tea-Bag, a young Nigerian girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Tania has made a long and dangerous journey to escape themisery of life in a brothel. Leila has travelled with her family from Iran. All of them are facing different challenges in their new home. Meanwhile, celebrated poet Jesper Humlin is looking for inspiration. Harried by his mother and girlfriend, misunderstood by his publisher and tormented by his stockbroker, Jesper needs a new perspective on life. A chance encounter with Tea-Bag leads him into the shadow world of the immigrant experience in Sweden. Initially he sees the girls purely as material for his work, but they have very different ideas. This inspiring novel encompasses both humour and tragedy and illuminates our understanding of those left on the margins of our society.

Who reads The Shadow Girls?

Author

Henning Mankell, Henning Mankell, Ebba Segerberg

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781846556722

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.25 / 5 (41 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14