LaFaye, Vanessa
At First Light
- ISBN 13:
- 9781409155430
- author:
- LaFaye, Vanessa
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 12.8 x 19.7 x 2.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Alicia Cortez's life was marked by exile and shame. In 1919, she arrived in Key West, Cuba, after being forced to leave her family's home in Havana due to her mixed heritage. Years later, in 1993, she found herself at the centre of a shocking event: the murder of a Ku Klux Klan official in broad daylight. The aftermath of this crime saw Alicia's guilt revealed, and she was left with no choice but to admit to the shooting. As she struggled to come to terms with her past actions, two other characters' lives became intertwined with hers. John Morales, a damaged war hero, returned home on the last US troop ship from Europe, while Dwayne Campbell, a young man poised on the brink of manhood, found himself drawn into the conflict. At First Light weaves together these stories to create a powerful exploration of racial segregation and the consequences of a promise made in a time of great turmoil.
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