Things That Go Dark in the Light

<p><strong><em>Things That Go Dark in the Light</em> is a deeply human exploration of grief injustice and rediscovery.</strong></p><p></p><p>David Patterson a professor reeling from the death of his wife escapes his unraveling life in Massachusetts by accepting a nonprofit assignment in El Salvador. Immersed in a country torn by civil war David finds himself surrounded by unforgettable characters-activists survivors soldiers and strangers-and witnesses both tragedy and resistance.</p><p></p><p>As he navigates unfamiliar terrain both politically and emotionally David confronts questions of complicity conviction and what it means to move forward when part of him is still anchored in the past. Through loss and connection silence and resistance his journey across this vividly rendered world gradually reconnects him to purpose to people and-quietly-to hope.</p>