The Black Isle
Autor Sandi Tanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 mai 2013
Uprooted
from
Shanghai
with
her
father
and
twin
brother,
young
Cassandra
finds
the
Black
Isle's
bustling,
immigrant-filled
seaport,
swampy
jungle,
and
grand
rubber
plantations
a
sharp
contrast
to
the
city
of
her
childhood.
And
she
soon
makes
another
discovery:
the
Black
Isle
is
swarming
with
ghosts.
Haunted and lonely, Cassandra at first tries to ignore her ability to see the restless apparitions that drift down the street and crouch in cold corners at school. Yet despite her struggles with these spirits, Cassandra comes to love her troubled new home. And soon, she attracts the notice of a dangerously charismatic man.
Even as she becomes a fearless young woman, the Isle's dark forces won't let her go. War is looming, and Cassandra wonders if her unique gift might be her beloved island's only chance for salvation . . .
Taking readers from the 1920s, through the Japanese occupation during WWII, to the Isle's radical transformation into a gleaming cosmopolitan city, THE BLACK ISLE is a sweeping epic--a deeply imagined, fiercely original tale from a vibrant new voice in fiction.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455573448
ISBN-10: 1455573442
Pagini: 624
Dimensiuni: 108 x 171 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 1455573442
Pagini: 624
Dimensiuni: 108 x 171 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
Notă biografică
Sandi
Tan
was
born
in
Singapore
and
has
an
MFA
in
screenwriting
from
Columbia
University.
Her
short
films
have
been
shown
around
the
world
at
venues
such
as
the
New
York
Film
Festival,
Clermont-Ferrand,
MoMA,
and
on
European
television.
She
lives
in
Pasadena,
California,
with
her
husband,
the
critic
John
Powers,
and
their
bossy
Siamese,
Nico.
You
can
visit
her
website
atwww.SandiTan.com.
THE BLACK ISLE is her debut novel.
THE BLACK ISLE is her debut novel.
Recenzii
"The
Black
Isle
is
an
elegant,
disturbing
and
satisfying
read,
both
epic
and
intimate."—The
Los
Angeles
Times
"Beautifully written, with a storyline that spans 70 years, The Black Isle is a historical novel that is both breathtaking and haunting. The characters are vivid - some simply charming, some horrifyingly scary - and the plot has so many twists and turns it seems as though you're reading a winding country road....The Black Isle is an engaging and engrossing novel that will absolutely captivate you and should not be missed. It will take you on a journey you will not soon forget."—The Philadelphia Inquirer
"An ambitious, supernatural coming-of-age story... With its paranormal-meets-goth sensibility and angsty, flawed-but-fierce heroine, The Black Isle is a natural fit for the Twilight crowd."—The LA Times
"Tan constructs a debut novel that is beautifully written yet deeply disturbing. Gritty and intensely erotic, it grips readers with Cassandra's visions while pushing them away with the brutality of her life. Not a story for the faint of heart, it will engage those looking for a gothic depiction of WWII in Asia and the ghosts that haunt us."—Library Journal
"Destined to be among summer's sleeper hits is filmmaker Sandi Tan's gulpable first novel,The Black Isle."—Vogue.com
"Mesmerizing . . . a gripping historical novel . . . Tan's imagination seems boundless."—Publishers Weekly(Pick of the Week)
"A cinematically epic ghost story."—Kirkus Reviews
"Tan reveals a rich imagination and a lush style in this first novel...riveting...will sweep readers into the action."—Booklist
"On The Black Isle, a young woman grows old with the Twentieth Century, haunting her own life as history conspires to render her a secret. Sweeping in scope, impressively imagined, ruthlessly readable."—Steve Erickson, author ofThese Dreams of You
"Rich in vivid characters, and written with great imagination and intelligence,The Black Isleis a remarkable novel. A haunting book, mesmerizing in its beauty, which stayed with me long after I finished the last page."—Judith Freeman, author ofThe Long EmbraceandRed Water
"The narrator ofThe Black Islerecounts her tales of fantastic events -- erotic, supernatural, horrific -- so convincingly that Tarot cards might as well be baseball cards in her book. An irresistible feat of storytelling,The Black Isleblends whatMidnight's Childrendid for the former Bombay with what Dorothy did for Oz."—Tom Carson, author ofGilligan's WakeandDaisy Buchanan's Daughter
"Beautifully written, with a storyline that spans 70 years, The Black Isle is a historical novel that is both breathtaking and haunting. The characters are vivid - some simply charming, some horrifyingly scary - and the plot has so many twists and turns it seems as though you're reading a winding country road....The Black Isle is an engaging and engrossing novel that will absolutely captivate you and should not be missed. It will take you on a journey you will not soon forget."—The Philadelphia Inquirer
"An ambitious, supernatural coming-of-age story... With its paranormal-meets-goth sensibility and angsty, flawed-but-fierce heroine, The Black Isle is a natural fit for the Twilight crowd."—The LA Times
"Tan constructs a debut novel that is beautifully written yet deeply disturbing. Gritty and intensely erotic, it grips readers with Cassandra's visions while pushing them away with the brutality of her life. Not a story for the faint of heart, it will engage those looking for a gothic depiction of WWII in Asia and the ghosts that haunt us."—Library Journal
"Destined to be among summer's sleeper hits is filmmaker Sandi Tan's gulpable first novel,The Black Isle."—Vogue.com
"Mesmerizing . . . a gripping historical novel . . . Tan's imagination seems boundless."—Publishers Weekly(Pick of the Week)
"A cinematically epic ghost story."—Kirkus Reviews
"Tan reveals a rich imagination and a lush style in this first novel...riveting...will sweep readers into the action."—Booklist
"On The Black Isle, a young woman grows old with the Twentieth Century, haunting her own life as history conspires to render her a secret. Sweeping in scope, impressively imagined, ruthlessly readable."—Steve Erickson, author ofThese Dreams of You
"Rich in vivid characters, and written with great imagination and intelligence,The Black Isleis a remarkable novel. A haunting book, mesmerizing in its beauty, which stayed with me long after I finished the last page."—Judith Freeman, author ofThe Long EmbraceandRed Water
"The narrator ofThe Black Islerecounts her tales of fantastic events -- erotic, supernatural, horrific -- so convincingly that Tarot cards might as well be baseball cards in her book. An irresistible feat of storytelling,The Black Isleblends whatMidnight's Childrendid for the former Bombay with what Dorothy did for Oz."—Tom Carson, author ofGilligan's WakeandDaisy Buchanan's Daughter