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From the author of the best-selling Inspector Wallander Mysteries, this is the story of young Lucas, who gets a most precious present for his birthday: a black kitten that he calls Night. He becomes very attached to Night, but one day Lucas comes home from school and discovers that his beloved cat has disappeared. He is desperate, and no one is able to console him. He searches for Night everywhere and doesn't stop hoping for his return. It's only sometime later that Night appears in his dreams....

Tea-Bag, a young African 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 the horrors of human trafficking. Leyla has come 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.

Hannas opvækst er præget af kulde, sult og fattigdom. Skæbnen fører hende om bord på et dampskib på vej til Australien. Her arbejder hun som kok side om side med sin mand, som er styrmand. Ud for den afrikanske østkyst dør ægtemanden af en tropesygdom, og Hanna havner i kolonien Mozambique som ejer af et stort bordel. Selv betragter hun sig blot som en kvinde blandt kvinder, og hun er fuld af medfølelse for de prostituerede og deres elendighed.