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Something Dark
Something Dark | Lemn Sissay
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Something Dark tells the true story of Lemn Sissay who as a baby was given up by his Ethiopian mother in the 1960s. He was renamed Norman Greenwood and nicknamed Chalky White throughout his turbulent childhood in care, only to find out his real name at the age of 18. No longer the possession of the social services, he left the brutal suburbs of Lancashire for the bright lights of Manchester where he became a celebrated performance poet. Aged 21 Lemn left for Gambia in search of his mother and the truth about his father.
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Something Dark | Lemn Sissay
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I think this is the first play I've read.

Having read My Name is Why by the same author, I wanted to get further insight into how he found his parents. This little 40 page play did just that.

Having now read this, it reminds me that happy ever afters come in all shapes and sizes.

If you've read My Name is Why, I would say there is a benefit to picking this up.

Five stars.