Can I read A Treacherous Paradise on EtoBox?
A Treacherous Paradise by Henning Mankell is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Treacherous Paradise about?
Hanna Lundmark escapes the brutal poverty of rural Sweden for a job as a cook onboard a steamship headed for Australia. Jumping ship at the African port of Lourenço Marques, Hanna decides to begin her life afresh. Stumbling across what she believes to be a down-at-heel hotel, Hanna becomes embroiled in a sequence of events that lead to her inheriting the most successful brothel in town. Uncomfortable with the attitudes of the white settlers, Hanna is determined to befriend the prostitutes working for her, and change life in the town for the better, but the distrust between blacks and whites, and the shadow of colonialism, lead to tragedy and murder.
Who reads A Treacherous Paradise?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Henning Mankell
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.49 / 5 (1,447 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14