"Audacious" earthquake tale to Bloomsbury

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 18/03/2011 - 10:18 Bloomsbury has bought a novel about a boy trapped in a collapsed building in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. In Darkness by Nick Lake, children's editorial director at HarperCollins, will be published in both adult and young adult editions in January 2012, simultaneously in the UK, US and Australia. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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