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The Darling

The Darling

Author(s): Russell Banks

Location(s): Liberia

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1975 through 1991

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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