Red Days by M L Sparrow

Red Days is a contemporary fiction novel based on true events by M L Sparrow.

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2017: 235 taken into captivity, 570 slaughtered.

Keiko never set out to be an activist, but when she’s sent on an assignment to Taiji, Japan, the ball is set in motion. Reporting on the brutal yearly slaughter of hundreds of dolphins alters her life.

Over the course of ten years Keiko follows the highs and lows of the campaign to stop the slaughter of dolphins in Japan and attempts to bring change through her articles. Will her efforts and that of many others be enough?

*Though fictional, Red Days is based on a series of true events up until January 2017*

A Word from the Author

Red Days is a work of fiction, however, it was based on a time-line of true events, which meant I had to do a lot of research whilst writing. A list of the resources I found most useful can be found at the back of the book, but here are two that are good to check out if you’re interested in the subject of the Taiji dolphin slaughter and the fight to stop it.

The first step would be, of course, the watch The Cove; this award winning documentary was what first drew my attention to what was happening in Taiji and inspired me to write Red Days.This page on the Dolphin Project website is also a great source to answer most of the basic questions – https://dolphinproject.net/campaigns/save-japan-dolphins/frequently-asked-questions/ .

There are so many sites you can check out and they’re all just a Google search away… or you could read Red Days!

(M L Sparrow, May 2017)