The Lake of Darkness

Lake niɓɓere ko deftere nde winndiyanke Angalteer biyeteeɗo Ruth Rendell winndi, nde yaltini e hitaande 1980. Nde heɓi njeenaari deftere ngenndiire to Arts Council ngam fiction genre e hitaande 1981.

Tiitoonde ndee ummorii ko e haala Shakespeare, laamɗo biyeteeɗo Lear :

"Frateretto noddi yam; o wi'i yam Nero woni jom liɗɗi nder maayo niɓɓere. Du'aawu, mo walaa aybe, nden reento on mbonɗo".

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E nder nokku biyeteeɗo Highgate-Archway to Fuɗnaange Londres, gardiiɗo deftere ndee ko Martin Urban, suka jahroowo e duuɓi 18, gardinooɗo nguurndam wellitaare, ɓuuɓɗam, ɓuuɓɗam, e nder suudu mum, tawi ina tawtoree gorko mawɗo, laɓɓinoowo, ina yilloyoo doting mum jibnaaɓe e kala sahaa. So Martin dañii kaalis keewɗo e nder poolgu fuku koyɗe, tawi o sikkaano, o ustoo haalde walla renndinde dañal makko e gooto e kiliyaneeɓe makko, fijoowo dashing, feckless mo o yiɗi e sirlu kono o mettini e salaade. Ko ooɗoo kiliyanke soodi Martin tikket keɓɗo njeenaari ndii. E nder ɗuum, Martin fellitii rokkude feccere e kaalis oo, ngam wallitde yimɓe fotɓe wonde, ɓeen fof, e nder majjere e majjere Martin, ina njuumta no feewi e geɗe makko moƴƴe. Ɗoon e ɗoon, Francesca naati e nguurndam makko, suka debbo sirlu, golloowo e nder boowal puɗi, nanngi ɓernde makko. O hawri kadi e Finn, ɓiy debbo laɓɓinoowo yumma mum, jom doole en, jom njurum, Lena, eccentric vulnérable absorbé e astronomie, kiristaal, tarot e ko nanndi heen. Finn ina golloroo e juuɗe joom leydi dogɗo, yoɓoowo mo ngam riiwtude (walla warde) jooɗiiɓe e nder jeyiiji makko renndo. Naafigaagal Martin e anniyaaji moƴƴi ɗi o fotaani, ina mbaɗta ɓuuɓde e majjere Finn macabre e majjere woɗɓe wonɓe e sara Martin nde o waawaa faamde haa laaɓi. Ko heddii koo ina metti, ina uddita gite Martin, ina halka aduna mum.
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