The Darling: A Novel |
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| Authors: | Banks, Russell |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC000000 |
| ISBN: | 9780062123213, Related ISBNs: 0062123211, 9780060957353, 9780062123213 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 400, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Set in Liberia and the United States from 1975 through 1991, The Darling is the story of Hannah Musgrave, a political radical and member of the Weather Underground.
Hannah flees America for West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends of the notorious warlord and ex-president, Charles Taylor. Hannah's encounter with Taylor ultimately triggers a series of events whose momentum catches Hannah's family in its grip and forces her to make a heartrending choice.
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