Dark Like Under

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Normal life, as it must, continues. Lessons, flirtations, arguments. The clock ticks on... A day in an English school in the 1980s unfolds in the aftermath of the death of a belove d teacher, Mr Ardennes. At the heart of students and teachers grappling with this sudden loss is Tin. Burning bright with defiance, feared and adored in equal measure – and potentially betrayed by best friend Robin and boyfriend Jonah. As the heat of the baking hot day intensifies, rivalries and hormones simmer, and old secrets surface. Set against a backdrop of strikes and economic unrest, Dark Like Under is at the same time languorous with sun-soaked, rural beauty. Thrumming with life, this luminous debut captures the promise and risk of late adolescence and is a profound exploration of friendship, loneliness and grief. Show more