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A dark-adapted eye is one that has adjusted to darkness so that it is able to discern objects. [6] In the context of the novel, the title refers to Faith's ability, after many years, to examine and analyse her family's history and its tragedy.
Somewhere in the Darkness is a 1992 young adult realistic fiction novel written by Walter Dean Myers. It was published by Scholastic inc . The novel was a Newbery Honor Award and a Coretta Scott King honor award .
Throughout the book Hadassah's mistress, Julia Valerian contracts a fatal illness due to her sexual immoral and promiscuous behavior in her younger years, and slowly dies of a wasting disease. Hadassah, who had become Alexander's assistant, learns of her old mistress' bereavement and decides to move in with Julia and care for her until she dies.
Salmon Creek was built by St. Cloud Corporation, the owners of the town and surrounding park. It was built for their employees. Maya, the main character, is the adopted daughter of the park ranger. The events actually start a year before with the death of Maya's friend, Serena. She and Maya were swimming in a lake.
In the Codex Atlanticus Leonardo recounts being attacked as an infant in his crib by a bird. Freud cites the passage as: [1] It seems that it had been destined before that I should occupy myself so thoroughly with the vulture, for it comes to my mind as a very early memory, when I was still in the cradle, a vulture came down to me, he opened my mouth with his tail and struck me a few times ...
Darkness is a horror novel by John Saul published in 1991. Set in the fictional hamlet of Villejeune, Florida , a town shrouded by a dark, evil force. On the edge of an eerie swamp the townsfolk act out gruesome rituals to appease the dark spirit that lies within the watery fortress enveloping the village.
Darkness, also known as World at War, is a series of six fantasy novels by Harry Turtledove. Though a fantasy, its general history, geography, and combatants are analogs of World War II , called the "Derlavai War" in this universe. [ 1 ]
The White Darkness is a novel by Geraldine McCaughrean, published in 2005 by Oxford University Press. It won the 2008 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association . [ 1 ]