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Author |
: Elizabeth Kostova |
Publisher |
: Ballantine Books |
Total Pages |
: 497 |
Release |
: 2017-04-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780345527882 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0345527887 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Shadow Land by : Elizabeth Kostova
From the #1 bestselling author of The Historian comes a mesmerizing novel that spans the past and the present—and unearths the troubled history of a gorgeous but haunted country. A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant East European city, however, she helps an elderly couple into a taxi—and realizes too late that she has accidentally kept one of their bags. Inside she finds an ornately carved wooden box engraved with a name: Stoyan Lazarov. Raising the hinged lid, she discovers that she is holding an urn filled with human ashes. As Alexandra sets out to locate the family and return this precious item, she will first have to uncover the secrets of a talented musician who was shattered by political oppression—and she will find out all too quickly that this knowledge is fraught with its own danger. Elizabeth Kostova’s new novel is a tale of immense scope that delves into the horrors of a century and traverses the culture and landscape of this mysterious country. Suspenseful and beautifully written, it explores the power of stories, the pull of the past, and the hope and meaning that can sometimes be found in the aftermath of loss. Praise for The Shadow Land “A compelling and complex mystery, strong storytelling, and lyrical writing combine for an engrossing read.”—Publishers Weekly “In The Shadow Land, Elizabeth Kostova, a master storyteller, brings vividly to life an unfamiliar country—Bulgaria—and a painful history that feels particularly relevant now. You won’t want to put down this remarkable book.”—Claire Messud, author of The Woman Upstairs “In this brilliant work, what appears at first a minor mystery quickly becomes emblematic of a whole country’s hidden history. Lyrical and compelling, The Shadow Land proves a profound meditation on how evil is inflicted, endured, and, through courage and compassion, defeated. Elizabeth Kostova’s third novel clearly establishes her as one of America’s finest writers.”—Ron Rash, author of The Risen
Author |
: Peter Straub |
Publisher |
: Penguin Group |
Total Pages |
: 481 |
Release |
: 2024-07-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780593818190 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0593818199 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Shadowland by : Peter Straub
“As if Harry Potter was written for grown-ups, Peter Straub’s Shadowland delivers carnage, blood, pain, fairy tales, and flashes of joy and wonder, just like real magic.”—Grady Hendrix You have been there...if you have ever been afraid. Come back. To a dark house deep in the Vermont woods, where two friends are spending a season of horror, apprenticed to a Master Magician. Learning secrets best left unlearned. Entering a world of incalculable evil more ancient than death itself. More terrifying. And more real. Only one of them will make it through.
Author |
: E. D'Esperance |
Publisher |
: Health Research Books |
Total Pages |
: 502 |
Release |
: 1996-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0787302368 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780787302368 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Shadow Land by : E. D'Esperance
Author |
: Elizabeth Kostova |
Publisher |
: Little, Brown |
Total Pages |
: 660 |
Release |
: 2005-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780759513839 |
ISBN-13 |
: 075951383X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Historian by : Elizabeth Kostova
The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a celebrated masterpiece that "refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner" (San Francisco Chronicle). Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family’s past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe—in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world. “Part thriller, part history, part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous tale to tell.” —Baltimore Sun
Author |
: William Dannemeyer |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 286 |
Release |
: 1989 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X001788419 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Shadow in the Land by : William Dannemeyer
Author |
: Adam Rovner |
Publisher |
: NYU Press |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 2014-12-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781479817481 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1479817481 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis In the Shadow of Zion by : Adam Rovner
From the late nineteenth century through the post-Holocaust era, the world was divided between countries that tried to expel their Jewish populations and those that refused to let them in. The plight of these traumatized refugees inspired numerous proposals for Jewish states. Jews and Christians, authors and adventurers, politicians and playwrights, and rabbis and revolutionaries all worked to carve out autonomous Jewish territories in remote and often hostile locations across the globe. The would-be founding fathers of these imaginary Zions dispatched scientific expeditions to far-flung regions and filed reports on the dream states they planned to create. But only Israel emerged from dream to reality. Israel’s successful foundation has long obscured the fact that eminent Jewish figures, including Zionism’s prophet, Theodor Herzl, seriously considered establishing enclaves beyond the Middle East. In the Shadow of Zion brings to life the amazing true stories of six exotic visions of a Jewish national home outside of the biblical land of Israel. It is the only book to detail the connections between these schemes, which in turn explain the trajectory of modern Zionism. A gripping narrative drawn from archives the world over, In the Shadow of Zion recovers the mostly forgotten history of the Jewish territorialist movement, and the stories of the fascinating but now obscure figures who championed it. Provocative, thoroughly researched, and written to appeal to a broad audience, In the Shadow of Zion offers a timely perspective on Jewish power and powerlessness. Visit the author's website: http://www.adamrovner.com/.
Author |
: Percy Amaury Talbot |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 686 |
Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:39000005785048 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis In the Shadow of the Bush by : Percy Amaury Talbot
Author |
: Elizabeth Kostova |
Publisher |
: Hachette UK |
Total Pages |
: 576 |
Release |
: 2010-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780316071642 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0316071641 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Swan Thieves by : Elizabeth Kostova
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Theives is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
Author |
: Stig Dalager |
Publisher |
: Arena books |
Total Pages |
: 294 |
Release |
: 2011-09-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781906791797 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1906791791 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Land of Shadows by : Stig Dalager
The Jewish American-Danish lawyer, Jon Baeksgaard, and his Israeli born fiancee Eve, who works in a real-estate firm on the 86th Floor of the South-Tower of the World Trade Center are amongst the 9/11victims caught in the conflagration. He tries to rescue her from the building, and the events following a murder case he is conducting for the defence of a Moslem client bring him and the co-workers of his small East village office into the midst of a tense political situation. The natural fear and anger in the wake of 9/11 give rise to prejudice and the threat of compounding injustice arising through the public outrage committed against New York city. The love between Jon and Eve is of central to the story, which eventually leads the reader to Jerusalem and Hebron.
Author |
: Vaddey Ratner |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 436 |
Release |
: 2012-09-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781849837613 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1849837619 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis In The Shadow Of The Banyan by : Vaddey Ratner
A stunning, powerful debut novel set against the backdrop of the Cambodian War, perfect for fans of Chris Cleave and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labour, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyanis testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. 'In the Shadow of the Banyanis one of the most extraordinary and beautiful acts of storytelling I have ever encountered' Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand 'Ratner is a fearless writer, and the novel explores important themes such as power, the relationship between love and guilt, and class. Most remarkably, it depicts the lives of characters forced to live in extreme circumstances, and investigates how that changes them. To read In the Shadow of the Banyan is to be left with a profound sense of being witness to a tragedy of history' Guardian 'This is an extraordinary debut … as beautiful as it is heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday