Landon and Joy may have just met but they feel an instant connection with one another. Sharing a similar craving for an escape from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind in the big city they are brought together in a whirlwind romance and quickly become inseparable. After only knowing one another for mere days, in an act of great courage--or foolishness--they decide to pick up and move to the remote town of Lowbone where they purchase The Hart Farm--an idyllic farm with a tragic and potentially violent past. Landon and Joy decide ignorance is bliss and their days are filled with creating art, reading, listening to music, and drinking wine.
However, as the seasons begin to change and the heat of summer--as well as the heat of their initial infatuation--begins to cool, the two realize how little they know about each other as well as the house they now share. The sun-drenched summer days turn to long cold winters and Landon and Joy begin to feel an unshakable sense of danger and uncertainty about what they used to delight in--the mysterious and tragic history of The Hart Farm, the wolves that prowl in the dark of night, and the near stranger they share a bed with.
In the Country in the Dark is a thrilling psychological exploration of the secrets we keep and why, the obsessions we live with, the love we all need, the family we sometimes find--and the lengths we might go to keep it.
About the Author: Daryl Sneath is an author and high school English and Philosophy teacher from rural Ontario. He is the author of three novels, In the Country in the Dark, As the Current Pulls the Fallen Under, and All My Sins. Daryl holds an MA in Literature & Creative Writing from The University of Windsor. His poetry and fiction have been published in journals including The Antigonish Review, Prism international, Wascana Review, Nashwaak Review, paperplates, Zouch Magazine, Quilliad, FreeFall, Filling Station, The Dalhousie Review, and The Literary Review of Canada. One of his short stories was longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize.
