The Darling: A Novel Paperback - 2005
by Banks, Russell
- Used
Set in Liberia and the United States from 1975 through 1991, "The Darling" tells the story of Hannah Musgrave, a radical member of the Weather Underground--"a descendant of Joan Didion's alienated, terminally detached woman . . . [and] of Graham Greene's quiet but not so innocent [American]" (The New York Times).
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- Title The Darling: A Novel
- Author Banks, Russell
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-10-11
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4WILKM00EH9L
- ISBN 9780060957353 / 0060957352
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.3 x 1 in (20.32 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Cultural Region: West Africa
- Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Human-animal relationships
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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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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Citations
- Ingram Advance, 10/01/2005, Page 86
- New York Times, 11/20/2005, Page 28