A World Of Tears

Casey a seventeen year old girl, lives with her parents and siblings in New York, Syracuse. They are considered the poorest in the neighborhood and life is so hard for them to the extent that Casey's little brother, Lewis, joins a group of bandits in order to steal and help his poor family. Casey gets pregnant and decides to run away, she's scared of what her parents would say or do to her.... "What would they do with a now pregnant me about to bring an extra mouth to feed and clothe?" She runs away and goes to Chicago where she finds refuge in the arms of a young man whom she falls in love with. When tragedy strikes like a lightning bolt from heaven, Casey's life becomes a living hell. She finds out that the love of her life, sweetheart, her soul mate is actually her brother. The skeletons in the closet rise to life. The lies, secrets and betrayal in Casey's family lead to the deaths of many.

Autorentext

Linga Munthali is a Law student at the University of Malawi, chancelor college. She is an artist and a poet. Linga Munthali lives in Blantyre, Malawi with her parents, brothers and sisters. Why Lewis is her first novel.