Dark Sons

“Both lyrical and powerful, Grimes’ unusual novel is mediation on faith and father-son relationships … Grimes’ commanding metaphors, authoritative style and complex characterizations are uniquely compelling.”—Publisher’s Weekly, starred review“The elemental connections and the hope (“You made it / in the end / and so will I’) will speak to a wide audience.”—Booklist, starred reviewA guy whose fatherripped his heart out too.Me and you, Ishmael,we’re brothers,two dark sons.Betrayed, lost, and isolated, the perspectives of two teenage boys—modern-day Sam and biblical Ishmael—unite over millennia to illustrate the power of forgiveness.

© 2010 Blink (Audiobook): 9780310555711

Release date

Audiobook: August 24, 2010