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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Artist
- Shors, John
- ISBN
- 9780451224927
- Book Title
- Beside a Burning Sea
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Romance / General, Historical
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 14.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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From the author of Beneath a Marble Sky comes an inspiring new novel of a man and a woman from different worlds whose love is put to the ultimate test as they struggle to survive an extraordinary set of circumstances. View our feature on John Shors' Beside a Burning Sea. One moment, the World War II hospital ship Benevolence is patrolling the South Pacific on a mission of mercy--to save wounded American soldiers. The next, Benevolence is split in two by a torpedo, killing almost everyone on board. A small band of survivors, including an injured Japanese soldier and a young American nurse whom he saves from drowning, makes it to the deserted shore of a nearby island. Akira has suffered five years of bloodshed and horror fighting for the Japanese empire. Now, surrounded by enemies he is supposed to hate, he instead finds solace in their company--and rediscovers his love of poetry. While sharing the mystery and beauty of this passion with Annie, the captivating but tormented woman he rescued, Akira grapples with the pain of his past while helping Annie uncover the promise of her future. Meanwhile, the remaining castaways endure a world not of their making--a world as barbaric as it is beautiful, as hateful as it is loving. With the blend of epic storytelling and emotional intensity that distinguishes him as a unique talent, John Shors reveals a powerful story of redemption focusing on unlikely lovers, heroes and villains, and war-torn countries--all, in their own ways, fighting to survive.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0451224922
ISBN-13
9780451224927
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65824917
Product Key Features
Book Title
Beside a Burning Sea
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Romance / General, Historical
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
14.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3619.H668b47 2008
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Reviews
"From page one of Beside A Burning Sea , you know you are in the hands of a master storyteller. This novel has the aura of the mythic, the magical, and that which is grounded in history. Shors weaves psychological intrigue by looking at his characters' competing desires: love, revenge, and meaning. Both lyrical and deeply imaginative." -- Amy Tan , Author of The Joy Luck Club "Shors' sophomore effort (following Beneath a Marble Sky ), set on an island in the South Pacific during three weeks in 1942, features achingly lyrical prose, even in depicting the horrors of war. After a U.S. hospital ship is torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese, a handful of survivors struggle for survival on a remote island. They include the captain and an officer; a Japanese prisoner, Akira, and two ship's nurses he saved (one of them the captain's wife); and the ship's engineer, who saves a Fijian stowaway, Rat u. Akira, a college professor pressed into service, is haunted by what he saw, did, and didn't do at Nanking. Jake, the engineer, is a black farmer who sees in Ratu the son he never had. Ratu adds a colorful combination of winsome bravado, humor and childish fear; each main character is similarly well-rounded, excepting the single-minded traitor among them, unsuspected by his fellow castaways. Shors pays satisfying attention to class and race dynamics, as well as the tension between wartime enemies. The survivors' dignity, quiet strength and fellowship make this a magical read." - Publishers Weekly Praise for Shors' debut BENEATH A MARBLE SKY : "Jahanara is a beguiling heroine whom readers will come to love; none of today's chick-lit heroines can match her dignity, fortitude and cunning...Elegant, often lyrical, writing distinguishes this literary fiction from the genre known as historical romance. It is truly a work of art, rare in a debut novel." The Des Moines Register "An exceptional work of fiction...A gripping account." -- India Post "Agreeably colorful...[with] lively period detail and a surfeit of villains." -- Kirkus Reviews "Highly recommended...A thrilling tale [that] will appeal to a wide audience." -- Library Journal "An absorbing novel about the extremes of passion--with much relevance for our own time." -- Rocky Mountain News "As luminous a jewel as any that adorn the Taj Mahal's walls." -- ForeWord, From page one of Beside A Burning Sea, you know you are in the hands of a master storyteller. This novel has the aura of the mythic, the magical, and that which is grounded in history. Shors weaves psychological intrigue by looking at his characters’ competing desires: love, revenge, and meaning. Both lyrical and deeply imaginative.” —Amy Tan, Author of The Joy Luck Club Shors’ sophomore effort (following Beneath a Marble Sky), set on an island in the South Pacific during three weeks in 1942, features achingly lyrical prose, even in depicting the horrors of war. After a U.S. hospital ship is torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese, a handful of survivors struggle for survival on a remote island. They include the captain and an officer; a Japanese prisoner, Akira, and two ship’s nurses he saved (one of them the captain’s wife); and the ship’s engineer, who saves a Fijian stowaway, Rat u. Akira, a college professor pressed into service, is haunted by what he saw, did, and didn’t do at Nanking. Jake, the engineer, is a black farmer who sees in Ratu the son he never had. Ratu adds a colorful combination of winsome bravado, humor and childish fear; each main character is similarly well-rounded, excepting the single-minded traitor among them, unsuspected by his fellow castaways. Shors pays satisfying attention to class and race dynamics, as well as the tension between wartime enemies. The survivors’ dignity, quiet strength and fellowship make this a magical read.” – Publishers Weekly Jahanara is a beguiling heroine whom readers will come to love; none of today’s chick-lit heroines can match her dignity, fortitude and cunning...Elegant, often lyrical, writing distinguishes this literary fiction from the genre known as historical romance. It is truly a work of art, rare in a debut novel.” The Des Moines Register An exceptional work of fiction...A gripping account.” —India Post Agreeably colorful...[with] lively period detail and a surfeit of villains.” —Kirkus Reviews Highly recommended...A thrilling tale [that] will appeal to a wide audience.” —Library Journal An absorbing novel about the extremes of passion—with much relevance for our own time.” —Rocky Mountain News As luminous a jewel as any that adorn the Taj Mahal’s walls.” — ForeWord, “From page one of Beside A Burning Sea , you know you are in the hands of a master storyteller. This novel has the aura of the mythic, the magical, and that which is grounded in history. Shors weaves psychological intrigue by looking at his characters’ competing desires: love, revenge, and meaning. Both lyrical and deeply imaginative.â€� — Amy Tan , Author of The Joy Luck Club “Shors’ sophomore effort (following Beneath a Marble Sky ), set on an island in the South Pacific during three weeks in 1942, features achingly lyrical prose, even in depicting the horrors of war. After a U.S. hospital ship is torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese, a handful of survivors struggle for survival on a remote island. They include the captain and an officer; a Japanese prisoner, Akira, and two ship’s nurses he saved (one of them the captain’s wife); and the ship’s engineer, who saves a Fijian stowaway, Rat u. Akira, a college professor pressed into service, is haunted by what he saw, did, and didn’t do at Nanking. Jake, the engineer, is a black farmer who sees in Ratu the son he never had. Ratu adds a colorful combination of winsome bravado, humor and childish fear; each main character is similarly well-rounded, excepting the single-minded traitor among them, unsuspected by his fellow castaways. Shors pays satisfying attention to class and race dynamics, as well as the tension between wartime enemies. The survivors’ dignity, quiet strength and fellowship make this a magical read.â€� – Publishers Weekly Praise for Shors’ debut BENEATH A MARBLE SKY : “Jahanara is a beguiling heroine whom readers will come to love; none of today’s chick-lit heroines can match her dignity, fortitude and cunning...Elegant, often lyrical, writing distinguishes this literary fiction from the genre known as historical romance. It is truly a work of art, rare in a debut novel.â€� The Des Moines Register “An exceptional work of fiction...A gripping account.â€� — India Post “Agreeably colorful...[with] lively period detail and a surfeit of villains.â€� — Kirkus Reviews “Highly recommended...A thrilling tale [that] will appeal to a wide audience.â€� — Library Journal “An absorbing novel about the extremes of passion—with much relevance for our own time.â€� — Rocky Mountain News “As luminous a jewel as any that adorn the Taj Mahal’s walls.â€� — ForeWord, [A] spirited debut novel...With infectious enthusiasm and just enough careful attention to detail, Shors gives a real sense of the times, bringing the world of imperial Hindustan and its royal inhabitants to vivid life.” —Publishers Weekly Jahanara is a beguiling heroine whom readers will come to love; none of today’s chick-lit heroines can match her dignity, fortitude and cunning...Elegant, often lyrical, writing distinguishes this literary fiction from the genre known as historical romance. It is truly a work of art, rare in a debut novel.” The Des Moines Register An exceptional work of fiction...A gripping account.” —India Post Agreeably colorful...[with] lively period detail and a surfeit of villains.” —Kirkus Reviews Highly recommended...A thrilling tale [that] will appeal to a wide audience.” —Library Journal An absorbing novel about the extremes of passion—with much relevance for our own time.” —Rocky Mountain News As luminous a jewel as any that adorn the Taj Mahal’s walls.” — ForeWord
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2008-009398
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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