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"It's 1991 and the Gulf War rages three thousand, three hundred and twenty miles away. Darlee is eight years old, crying behind the wheelie bookcase in Miss Stratford's classroom. She's just relized she's Iraqui. Or half. Maybe both. She saw it on the news last night after Neighbours and fish fingers. Heard the fear slipping through the receiver, saw it oozing from Dad's eyeballs and into the living room as he tried to phone home. What she can't process now, she'll be haunted by later; the spirits hounding her will make sure of that..." -- Back cover