The Dark Lady is an intriguing, mesmerising and electrifying YA debut from acclaimed rapper, writer, poet and activist Akala. This introduces Henry, a teenage orphan of mysterious origins with extraordinary abilities with words. Henry can understand and translate texts in any language, and constantly composes sonnets. By day, Henry does what he can to survive on the mean and pungent streets of Shakespeare’s London. By night, his dreams are haunted by an enigmatic dark lady – could this be his mother, and does it mean she is still alive?
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