Product Description
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.
Reviews/Praise
"The narration of Vikas Adam transforms, through his adapt accents and considerate inflections, what could have been a depressing story into one of genuine meaning." —Library Journal Audio Review
"A fascinating and topical novel." —New York Times
"A brilliant, admirably merciless novel of broken lives, broken places, and good intentions gone awry.” —Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
"A unique and bittersweet blessing of raw grace and naked, bleeding empathy.” —Bob Shacochis, author of The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
"A riveting read. I couldn’t put it down.” —Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah