"Emmanuel Clarke has masterfully crafted the Liberian crisis into something that is both educational, entertaining and emotionally pulse pounding. It will leave you breathless long after reading this novel.
This book is going to stir the emotions of readers in a profound way; it may even leave you wondering for days whether Clarke’s characters are real people.
Clarke has illuminated those dark alleys that other Liberian writers hesitated to venture into." WD.
The brand-new Emmanuel Clarke soft-cover and hardcover thriller has arrived. IN TEARS AND BLOOD chronicles the life of six-year-old Raymond Morris during Liberia’s pre and post-war era.
After fleeing Monrovia during one of the many fights that took place in Liberia in the 1990s, Raymond returns to his native Liberia, hopeful that with a new president in command that country would finally know peace and prosperity, but he is haunted by a childhood in which he was surrounded by war and killing, tears and blood.
He recalls coming of age very quickly during Liberia’s seemingly endless era of bloody civil strife. At the age of six, he witnesses the violent rape of his mother by unknown gunmen during a government coup in which his father is taken captive.
Mixed political sentiments clash at home. His mother, Martha, brainwashes him into believing that the Americans (mainly former U.S. President Jimmy Carter) are responsible for Liberia’s mayhem. Conversely, Raymond’s father, Fred, a successful businessman and top civilian advisor to the Liberian government, disputes his mother’s claim.
As civil war erupts, young Raymond tries to understand what turns neighbor against neighbor. When his entire family is murdered, he vows revenge. Unknowingly, his father’s murderer adopts Raymond and makes him a soldier. In yet another ironic twist, Raymond ultimately comes face to face with the man his mother had taught him to hate, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Don't miss IN TEARS AND BLOOD, on sale now.
