Dark at the Crossing
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Dark at the Crossing by Elliot Ackerman
NATIONAL BOK AWARD FINALIST Transports readers into a world few Americans know --Washington Post A timely new novel of stunning humanity and tension: a contemporary love story set on the Turkish border with Syria. Haris Abadi is a man in search of a cause. An Arab American with a conflicted past, he is now in Turkey, attempting to cross into Syria and join the fight against Bashar al-Assad's regime. But he is robbed before he can make it, and is taken in by Amir, a charismatic Syrian refugee and former revolutionary, and Amir's wife, Daphne, a sophisticated beauty haunted by grief. As it becomes clear that Daphne is also desperate to return to Syria, Haris's choices become ever more wrenching: Whose side is he really on? Is he a true radical or simply an idealist? And will he be able to bring meaning to a life of increasing frustration and helplessness? Told with compassion and a deft hand, Dark at the Crossing is an exploration of loss, of second chances, and of why we choose to believe--a trenchantly observed novel of raw urgency and power. Promises to be one of the most essential books of 2017 --Esquire| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781101947371 |
| ISBN 10 | 1101947373 |
| Title | Dark at the Crossing |
| Author | Elliot Ackerman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Knopf Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2017-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Commended for National Book Awards (Fiction) 2017 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |