The Dark Lady – Akala
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The Dark Lady – Akala

 

A pickpocket with an exceptional gift
A prisoner of extraordinary value
An orphan haunted by dreams of the mysterious dark lady

Henry is an orphan, an outsider, a thief. He is also a fifteen-year-old invested with magical powers. This brilliant, at times brutal, first novel from the amazing imagination that is Akala, will glue you to your seat as you are hurled into a time when London stank and boys like Henry were forced to find their own route through the tangled streets and out the other side.

A natural storyteller with a vision of his own. THE DARK LADY, Akala’s debut novel for teens, will enthuse and entertain teenagers and young adults, showing that reading is a true superpower.

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About the Author

Kingslee James McLean Daley, better known by the stage name Akala is a MOBO award-winning poet, author,  musician and outspoken political commentator, and activist.

He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Brighton in 2018 and has given guest lectures at East 15 Acting School, University of Essex, Manchester Metropolitan University, Sydney University, Sheffield Hallam University, Cardiff University, and the International Slavery Museum, as well as a workshop on songwriting at the School of Oriental and African Studies.

He has also been involved in campaigns to ‘decolonise’ the curriculum.  In 2018, Akala published Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire. The book is part memoir, part polemic, on the subject of race in modern Britain.

Other Books by the Author

Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

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