Dark at the Crossing: A novel (Ackerman, Elliot)

Synopsis

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.-provided By Publisher. Elliot Ackerman.