Böcker av Mary Barr

'How to buy a Husband' takes you into the world of the mega rich. Introducing you to three very different women, and told by Lyme Harrington-Lynch the daughter of the richest oil baron of them all. Lyme, is an only child, naive, alone, and aware her biological clock is ticking. Her father wants an heir and it is her job to produce one. He has set a time limit and her time has run out. Lyme has seldom had a boyfriend, she is not a beauty nor is she interested in becoming one. However, she needs to get married and produce an heir otherwise her father will get a husband for her, in his world, money talks and he always gets what he wants. A chance meeting with a stranger on a plane finally sends Lyme's heart, fluttering. Without even speaking to him Lyme knows this is the man she will marry. Her desire knows no bounds, her ears hear no words and her heart knows no limits as she moves forward with her quest. However, the road to true love is never smooth especially when the groom to be doesn't like her and is already married.

¿Alberta and Hugo Grasshopper appear like many upper class, wealthy couples in their ¿mid-forties. However, Alberta is a mastermind of disguise and an electronic genius. Their ¿dangerous lifestyle sees them travel the globe, infiltrate large organisations and ¿embezzling millions, before dissolving back into their lives. Murder has never been on ¿the agenda, but it is their beloved daughter Neve, who brings murder to their doorstep ¿and the law follows closely behind. For the Grasshoppers getting caught has never been ¿an option.¿

Highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race-despite attempts to integrate.