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1720729Deceptive Calmhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/deceptive-calm/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/452847/42bb25bc-27f2-4562-bbb5-efaa36700899.jpg?v=6387501120493000006161MXNPalmetto PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>Against the turbulent backdrop of declared martial law in South Carolina, a stunning light-skinned beauty, Vanessa, lives in a Catholic orphanage for blacks. After a series of racial traumas, Vanessa obtains the birth certificate of a deceased white baby and uses this document to assume the childs identity. She moves to California and enrolls at UC Berkeley under her newly acquired name.</p><p>Vanessa marries into one of Californias wealthiest families. Her charmed life abruptly ends eighteen months after the birth of her first child who is diagnosed with sickle cell trait. Discovering that the woman he married is black, as is his toddler son, Vanessas ruthless husband plots his revenge but they both survive. The police investigation that follows seems pretty clear-cut until a curious, young detective uncovers some clues to her private life where nothing is as it appears. The aftermath of the discovery brings down a pillar of San Francisco society.</p>...1696030Deceptive Calm6161https://www.gandhi.com.mx/deceptive-calm/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/452847/42bb25bc-27f2-4562-bbb5-efaa36700899.jpg?v=638750112049300000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239781685153151_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_<p>"Deceptive Calm" begins against the turbulent backdrop of 1968. Two American legends, Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, are felled by assassins. In the South, it was a tough time to be black.</p><p>A stunning light-skinned beauty, Vanessa, lives in a Catholic orphanage for Black children in the Jim Crow South.. Her personal traumas include a Ku Klux Klan attack, the death of the nun who reared her, and a back-alley abortion which lead Vanessa to change her race. Obtaining the birth certi?cate of a dead white baby, she assumes the childs identity to begin her new life.</p><p>Starting out as a college intern, she works her way up the newsroom ranks to become the ?rst female co-anchor of the evening newscast. Her mesmerizing and glamorous on-air personality moves the station to the top of the Nielsen ratings. Later, she marries into a wealthy and powerful family. Her charmed life abruptly ends when her ?rst child is hospitalized and diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.</p><p>Discovering his wife and toddler son are Black, her husband plots their murders. The police investigation seems clear cut, until a curious, young detective uncovers clues to Vanessas childhood. As he launches into her past, nothing is as it appears. The detective gets thrown o? the case but still manages to unearth her prior life. The aftermath of the discovery brings down one of the pillars of San Francisco society, the ruthless Von Westerkamp family.</p>...(*_*)9781685153151_<p>Against the turbulent backdrop of declared martial law in South Carolina, a stunning light-skinned beauty, Vanessa, lives in a Catholic orphanage for blacks. After a series of racial traumas, Vanessa obtains the birth certificate of a deceased white baby and uses this document to assume the childs identity. She moves to California and enrolls at UC Berkeley under her newly acquired name.</p><p>Vanessa marries into one of Californias wealthiest families. Her charmed life abruptly ends eighteen months after the birth of her first child who is diagnosed with sickle cell trait. Discovering that the woman he married is black, as is his toddler son, Vanessas ruthless husband plots his revenge but they both survive. The police investigation that follows seems pretty clear-cut until a curious, young detective uncovers some clues to her private life where nothing is as it appears. The aftermath of the discovery brings down a pillar of San Francisco society.</p>...9781685153151_Patricia Skipper(*_*)9781685153151_Palmetto Publishinglibro_electonico_372ae44f-c7c9-362d-998b-4545e7fc1b87_9781685153151;9781685153151_9781685153151Patricia SkipperInglésMéxicoPalmetto Publishinghttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram30-epub-cf26fb0c-4b85-4d30-a778-a2bb6916cf77.epub2023-09-01T00:00:00+00:00