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Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Ghosh’s radiant second novel follows two families - one English, one Bengali - as their lives intertwine in tragic and comic ways. The narrator, Indian-born and English educated, traces events back and forth in time, through years of Bengali partition and violence, observing the ways in which political events invade private lives.

Emily's move to the city felt like a dream come true, until a bad day ends in a nightmare, and she throws her future away to hide in the small town she grew up in. Then Liam comes to town, and she discovers that she's not as safe as she thought she was, and they both find that secrets don't stay buried. Now, if Emily and Liam can't find a way to trust each other, neither one of them will get the happy ending they are hoping for.

Written at the start of the Great War, when his son Borys was at the Western Front, The Shadow-Line is Conrad's supreme effort to open man's eyes to the meaning of war through the stimulus of art. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, this masterpiece of his final period relates the story of a young and inexperienced sea captain whose first command finds him with a ship becalmed in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever.

An unsettling tale of plague, drift and terror, The Shadow-Line documents a young seaman’s coming of age after he is recruited to captain a ship for the first time. Bad luck and disease haunt the inexperienced hero and his crew, and the evil legacy of the previous captain overshadows them with a feeling of supernatural menace.

Scarlett Wallace has hated me since the moment we met. Fine—feelings are mutual. When she transfers to Shadow Valley U, her dad’s brilliant idea has us living under the same roof as newly minted step-siblings, and she becomes impossible to ignore. Too stubborn. Too tempting. Too off-limits. But when I mess up with the wrong crowd, they demand repayment. And unfortunately, they decide Scarlett is the perfect leverage. She deserves a fresh start after what happened at her last school…Instead, she gets me—her stepbrother. The guy who can’t stay out of trouble…and can’t stay away from her.

Written in 1915, The Shadow-Line is based upon events and experiences from twenty-seven years earlier to which Conrad returned obsessively in his fiction. A young sea captain's first command brings with it a succession of crises: his sea is becalmed, the crew laid low by fever, and his deranged first mate is convinced that the ship is haunted by the malignant spirit of a previous captain.

James Roper - Shadow Line In the shadowy world of covert operations, former SAS operative James Roper is a ghost — a man who has seen too much and lost even more. Haunted by the ghosts of his past missions, Roper is drawn back into the fray when a new and deadly threat emerges from the ashes of an old enemy. Synopsis: James Roper thought he had left the world of shadows behind. But when a mysterious call from an old contact pulls him back into the game, he finds himself on a collision course with a new, more insidious enemy. The Syndicate, a powerful network of corrupt politicians, ...

The Shadow-Line, a poignant tribute to Joseph Conrads son who was wounded in World War I, is a captivating short novel set against the backdrop of the sea. Written between February and December of 1915 and first published in 1916, this novella explores the transformative journey of a young man who steps into the role of captain in the Orient. The titles shadow line symbolizes the pivotal moment of his growth and maturity. With its unique dual narrative structure, the full title—The Shadow-Line, A Confession—hints at the reflective nature of the story. The tension between the unnamed young ...

"THE BOTTOM LINE PT2" continues the gripping anthology-based aesthetic of its predecessor, diving into the lives of eight women from eight diverse walks of life who find themselves drawn to the allure and darkness of the strip club. As they navigate the treacherous and seductive world beyond the pole, each woman faces her own set of disturbing challenges, testing their resilience and inner strength. Some are caught in the relentless grip of sex, drugs, greed, and envy, while others are driven by a fierce determination to survive against all odds.

The Shadow Line tells the story of a young man whose dream to be a captain of his ship comes true accidentally. He should command a boat from Bangkok to Singapore filled with sick passengers. His crew gets infected by malaria, and he finds out the medicine necessary to save them is missing deliberately after a couple of days wandering in the sea with no wind in sight. His mate convinces him that the ghost of the previous captain, who before his death turned insane and wanted to take the ship down along himself and the crew, has cursed them.

Following a massive blow to the CIA’s intelligence apparatus, burned-out special agent Rex Carver is recalled to the US where he must face the ghosts of his ended marriage. After a sexy hook-up with a local musician named Ike Graves, Rex rescues the man from a violent mugging by killing the assailant. When it turns out the mugger was also CIA, what seems like a random act of violence appears to have a deeper meaning. What would make Ike a target? Was Ike a sanctioned hit, or are there rogue elements within the CIA? Is there something more to Ike than meets the eye, or is someone inside ...

Don't miss Neil Lancaster's brand-new espionage thriller series! No Mercy available to buy now. 'Non-stop action, breakneck pace, deliciously suspenseful… When Shadows Fall was my first DS Max Craigie book and won’t be my last – I loved it.' Andrea Mara A TRAGIC DEATH When the body of...

The Gemini Cell took everything from James Schweitzer: his family, his career as a Navy SEAL, even his life. Hounded across the country, Schweitzer knows the only way he can ever stop running, the only way his son can ever be safe, is to take the fight to the enemy and destroy the Cell once and for all. But the Cell won't be easily destroyed. Out of control and fighting a secret war with the government it once served, it has dispatched its shadowy "Director" to the far reaches of the subarctic, searching for a secret magic that could tip the balance in its favor.

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives. In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden...

World War II may have ended, but the battle for the future of Germany is only beginning. At the center of this transformation is Helmut Achen, the once chief of eastern front intelligence under Hitler, now appointed head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) for the fledgling democratic West German government. Facilitating this surprising transition were none other than his former adversaries: U.S. Army Intelligence and the CIA. But the question remains - why and how? "Behind Enemy Lines: Shadows of the Third Reich" is an enthralling tale of espionage, love, and redemption that charts ...

After fleeing the Helosian Empire, Astrea and her friends follow the trail of clues north in search of the mystery-cloaked void mages known as the Paragon. Crossing the border into Novaria, the group finds the capital city on high alert after a string of murders. Just like in Kalama, the victims bear the mark of void magica clear display of brazenness as the shadows influence continues to grow across the continent.

Set on retaking the Philippines ever since his ignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur needed a first-rate intelligence-gathering unit. Out of thousands, only 138 men were chosen: the best, toughest, and most fit men the army had to offer. Their task: silently slip onto Japanese-held islands, stalk through the thick jungles, and assess enemy locations, conditions, morale, and troop strength, all while remaining undetected.

“This is the best of a magnificent writer's magnificent books.”—Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried The first major release in nearly a decade from the late, best-selling Elmore Leonard—"the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!” (New York Times Book Review)...

After the catastrophic events of Eclipse of Destiny, Elena Petrova is desperate for silence, but the dead refuse to let her rest. The eclipse may have passed, yet its shadow still bleeds across Transylvania—widening cracks between the living and the forgotten. When a series of spectral disturbances ripple through Brașov, Elena discovers that the fall of the Strigoi priesthood has awakened something older and far more patient. A surviving priestess, bound to a fractured prophecy, believes Elena carries the bloodline needed to resurrect a long-buried empire. And she intends to claim it—...

La linea d'ombra, pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1917, è un romanzo che riflette profondamente le esperienze e le riflessioni del suo autore...