Dark Chapter, Winnie M. Li
Dark Chapter, Winnie M. Li
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Dark Chapter

Author: Winnie M. Li

Narrator: Laurence Bouvard

Unabridged: 11 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2019

Synopsis

Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a fifteen-year-old Irish teenager living a neglected life on the margins of society. He has grown up in a family where crime is customary, violence is a necessity, and everythingand anyonecan be yours for the taking. As Vivian looks to find her calling professionally, she delights in exploring foreign countries, rolling hillsides, and new cultures. And as a young single woman, she has grown used to experiencing life on her own. But all of that changes when, on one bright spring afternoon in West Belfast, Vivian's path collides with Johnny and culminates in a horrifying act of violence. In the aftermath of the incident, both Johnny and Vivian are forced to confront the chain of events that led to the attack. Vivian must struggle to recapture the woman that she was and the woman she aspired to be, while dealing with a culture and judicial system that treats assault victims as less than human. Johnny, meanwhile, flees to the sanctity of his transitory Irish clan. But when he is finally brought to reckon for his crimes, Vivian learns that justice is not always as swift or as fair as she would hope.

About Winnie M. Li

Winnie M. Li is a Taiwanese-American writer, producer, and activist as well as a frequent backpacker. Raised in New Jersey, she studied folklore and mythology at Harvard and went on to become the co-founder of Clear Lines Festival, a film festival that addresses sexual assault and consent through the arts and discussion. Aside from novels, she enjoys writing articles, essays, and the occasional play. She currently resides in London. For more information, visit winniemli.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H.A. on September 07, 2018

An exceptionally courageous exploration of how different people's life circumstances can mold them into who they become and cause a violent and devastating clash when they happen to meet in the wrong place at the wrong time.......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on June 06, 2017

If I had to choose only three words to sum up Li’s debut novel Dark Chapter, it would be: compelling, well-written and courageous. Drawing on her own personal experiences, the author’s account of her character’s journey to reclaim her life after the traumatic assault and rape she suffered at the han......more

Goodreads review by Rob on May 23, 2017

This story is all the more astounding when you consider that it is based on the real life events that occurred to the author. I have never been more affected or more enthralled by the content of a novel or by its alternate voice method of presentation. Vivian Tan, independent and vivacious traveller......more

Goodreads review by Andy on April 09, 2018

To award stars because of enjoying the book, or to award stars as recognition that it is an important piece of literature that is well written, that is the question. This is almost impossible to enjoy as a novel, through Winnie Li’s writing is to be admired especially considering the she herself is......more

Goodreads review by Rob on June 21, 2017

This story is all the more astounding when you consider that it is based on the real life events that occurred to the author. I have never been more affected or more enthralled by the content of a novel or by its alternate voice method of presentation. Vivian Tan, independent and vivacious travelle......more

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