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In Darkness

By: Nick Lake
Narrated by: Benjamin L. Darcie
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Publisher's Summary

In darkness, I count my blessings like Manman taught me.

One: I am alive.

Two: there is no two.

In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, a boy is trapped beneath the rubble of a ruined hospital, thirsty, terrified, and alone.

Shorty is a child of the slums, a teenage boy who has seen enough violence to last a lifetime, and who has been inexorably drawn into the world of the gangsters who rule Site Solèy; men who dole out money with one hand and death with the other. But Shorty has a secret: a flame of revenge that blazes inside him and a burning wish to find the twin sister he lost seven years ago. And he is marked. Marked in a way that links him to Toussaint l’Ouverture, the Haitian rebel who led the slave revolt and faced down Napoleon to force the French out of Haiti 200 years ago.

As he grows weaker, Shorty relives the journey that took him to the hospital, with a bullet wound in his arm. In his visions and memories he hopes to find the strength to survive - perhaps then Shorty and Toussaint can find a way to be free....

©2012 Nick Lake (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic Reviews

 “A tale of two Haitis - one modern, one historic - deftly intertwine.… This double-helix-of-a-story explores the nature of freedom, humanity, survival, and hope. A dark journey well worth taking - engrossing, disturbing, illuminating.” ( Kirkus Reviews)
"Remarkable...Lake's elegant, restrained prose and distinct characters will reward adults and older teenagers able to brave a story with strong language, harrowing scenes of brutality and an almost painful stab of joy at the end.” ( Wall Street Journal)
"Nick Lake weaves Haiti’s dark past with its painful present into a story that is gripping, moving, and uplifting. This novel dances with extraordinary confidence from one era to another, mixing the contemporary with the historical to create a rich and fascinating dialogue across the centuries. In Darkness is stunningly original and hard-hitting." (William Sutcliffe)

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