Diving for Pearls av Jamie O¿Connell

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<p><b>**Shortlisted for <i>Sunday Independent </i>Newcomer of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021**</b><br><br><b>''An instantly gripping page-turner'' <i>Sunday Independent Life Magazine</i></b><br><br><b>A young woman''s body floats in the Dubai marina. Her death alters the fates of six people, each one striving for a better life in an unforgiving city.<br></b><br>A young Irish man comes to stay with his sister, keen to erase his troubled past in the heat of the Dubai sun. A Russian sex worker has outsmarted the system so far - but will her luck run out? A Pakistani taxi driver dreams of a future for his daughters. An Emirate man hides the truth about who he really is. An Ethiopian maid tries to carve out a path of her own. <br><br>From every corner of the globe, Dubai has made promises to them all. Promises of gilded opportunities and bright new horizons, the chance to forget the past and protect long-held secrets.<br><br><b>But Dubai breaks its promises, with deadly cons