Synopses & Reviews
From the shadows between colossal trees the dawn mist drifted across the trail. A girl was running hard, a basket of washed laundry on her head, hands struggling to keep it there. Shed have to ditch the basket if she was serious about putting distance between her and her pursuers, but she pictured her mother, hands on hips, enquiring after the whereabouts of what was almost their entire wardrobe. Breathless, she looked behind. She could see nothing and now the path, too, faded beneath the mist. She ran on, instinctively picking out the way ahead. A male voice barked somewhere behind her and seconds later, three short bursts of automatic rifle fire thudded in quick succession. The soldiers must have seen or heard her and followed her back into the forest. When Jasmine Gavidia witnesses an El Salvador army killing, people want her dead, and she must sort friend from foe. A fast-paced adventure with explosive action and refreshing honesty, this is a story of a 14-year-old girl growing up fast after the massacre at El Zacate and finding a new life.
About the Author
Daniel Hyland is a fully bi-lingual author, poet, artist, and musician. His book of poetry Ecos de Aganipe, published in El Salvador, is held in libraries worldwide, as is his collection of short stories - Anécdotas de un Extranjero en El Salvador. Selected poems have also appeared in the Salvadoran magazine La Mosca. His poetry has received critical acclaim by Delia Quiñónez, correspondent for the Real Academia Española. His latest book Jasmine's War draws on his own long history of work in Central America, as well as his wider family's experiences of the Salvadoran conflict. Daniel has acted in Salvadoran sitcoms for TV, advertisements, and been interviewed widely on radio. He is currently working on a fictional story set against a backdrop of corporate greed in the UK.