Shadows Over Paradise: A Novel

Shadows Over Paradise: A Novel

For readers of Kate Morton and Jamie Ford comes a captivating novel of two very different women, struggling to come to terms with the ghosts from their pastâ€”by the internationally bestselling author of A Vintage Affair and The Very Picture of You
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Sometimes the only way forward is through the past.
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Jenni Clark is a ghostwriter. She loves to immerse herself in other peopleâ€™s storiesâ€”a respite from her own life, and from a relationship that appears to be nearing its end. Jenniâ€™s latest assignment takes her to a coastal hamlet in England, where sheâ€™s agreed to pen the memoir of an elderly farm owner named Klara. Jenni assumes the project will be easy: a quiet, ordinary tale of a life well lived.
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But Klaraâ€™s story is far from quiet. She recounts the tale of a family torn apart by World War II, and of disgraceful acts committed against a community in the Japanese prison camps on the Pacific island paradise of Java. As harrowing details emerge and stunning truths come to light, Jenni is compelled to confront a secret sheâ€™s spent a lifetime burying.
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Weaving together the lives of two very different women, Isabel Wolff has created a captivating novel of love, loss, and hope that reaches across generations.

Praise for Shadows Over Paradise
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â€œAn excellent choice for fans of Sarah Jio and Kate Morton.â€â€”Booklist
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â€œShifting focus from the present to the past with ease, this novel brings to the page the reality of the horrors of the Japanese-run internment camps in vivid and gory detail. Wolffâ€™s latest will please fans of womenâ€™s stories that include a realistic depiction of life during wartime and the ability to overcome adversity.â€â€”Library Journal
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â€œBeautifully written . . . an outstanding book club selection . . . If you liked Jamie Fordâ€™s novels [then] youâ€™ll like Shadows Over Paradise.â€â€”Huntington News
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Praise for Isabel Wolff
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â€œWith a wide cast of realistic, wonderfully drawn characters, a deft blending of the past with the present, and a seemingly effortless managing of several plots at once, this charming novel . . . deserves a place in all popular fiction collections.â€â€”Library Journal (starred review), on A Vintage Affair
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â€œCaptivating, seductive . . . This novel reflects how beauty exists in all facets of life, especially in people.â€â€”RT Book Reviews, on The Very Picture of You

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-02-10
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-02-10
Format	Kindle eBook

Shadows Over Paradise: A Novel

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