âA brave and unflinching novel⊠It ultimately speaks to the power and triumph of the human spiritâ Bernardine Evaristo, winner of The Booker Prize
âDefiant⊠direct⊠conveyed with skill and emotional forceâ The Guardian
âBrave, raw and strikingly originalâ Daily Mail
An astonishing and unique novel inspired by the authorâs own story.
Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a 15-year-old Irish teenager, living a neglected life on the margins of society.
On a bright spring afternoon in West Belfast, their paths collide during a horrifying act of violence.
In the aftermath, each is forced to confront the chain of events that led to the attack.
Inspired by true events, this is a story of the dark chapters and chance encounters that can irrevocably determine the shape of our lives.
STYLIST Top 10 debut of 2017
Winner of the The Guardianâs Not The Booker Prize 2017
Nominated for The Edgar Award â Best First Novel 2018
Shortlisted for The Authorâs Club Best First Novel Award 2018
âI highly recommend Dark Chapterâ Joyce Carol Oates
âComplex and rewarding⊠an important bookâ Stylist
âAn important and moving book about rape and the long process of recoveryâ Cathy Rentzenbrink
âTakes an unflinching look at the reality of sexual violenceâ Kate Rhodes
âAn explosive and timely storyâ Marti Leimbach
âStunningâ Erin Kelly