The Woman with Two Shadows

A Novel of WWII

The Woman with Two Shadows
Sarah James
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Trade Paperback
h210 x 140mm - 400pg
26 Aug 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781728249537
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For fans of Atomic City Girls and The Secrets We Kept, the story of a woman caught up in one of the most closely held secrets of World War IILillian Kaufman hasn' t heard from her twin sister Eleanor since she left for a classified job at an Army base somewhere in Tennessee. Then Lillian learns that Eleanor is missing. Lillian leaves New York to sneak into the mysterious town of Oak Ridge, only to learn that Eleanor has vanished without a trace - and she' s not the only one. But how do you find someone in a town so dangerous that it doesn' t officially exist? Forced to pretend to be Eleanor, Lillian finds herself in the epicentre of the gravest scientific undertaking of all time, with no idea who she can trust. And the more she acts like Eleanor, the more she loses her grip on herself. ' Utterly fascinating and meticulously researched,The Woman with Two Shadows is a riveting tale about a town and its people that officially never existed and the secrecy behind one of the Manhattan Project' s top-secret cities responsible for creating the atom bomb used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. James' s debut is beautifully written and captivating!' - Kim Michele Richardson,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Book Woman of Troublesome CreekandThe Book Woman' s Daughter
A Gone Girl-style thriller about a World War II-era woman desperately trying to figure out what happened to her twin sister after she disappears from a military base in Tennessee. . . an entertaining read. -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For a debut author, The Woman with Two Shadows provides a little bit of everything: romance, suspense, and history, along with human emotions, failings, and soul searching. Author Sarah James is someone to be watched. -- New York Journal of Books The Woman with Two Shadows is a twisting, atmospheric page-turner. Sarah James' s debut, which is set against a part of America' s World War II history long shrouded in secret, feels fresh and new, filled with complex characters and plenty of intrigue. You won' t be able to put this one down! -- Julia Kelly, international bestselling author of The Last Dance of the Debutante Debut historical novelist James centers this mysterious tale on the true story of the Oak Ridge military site. . . Her expertly crafted plot, which alternates between Lillian and Eleanor' s backstory and their present, will leave readers wanting more of her expertly researched historical saga. -- Booklist Utterly fascinating and meticulously researched, The Woman with Two Shadows is a riveting tale about a town and its people that officially never existed and the secrecy behind one of the Manhattan Project' s top-secret cities responsible for creating the atom bomb used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. James' s debut is beautifully written and captivating! -- Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and The Book Woman' s Daughter
Sarah James is a graduate of the MFA Writing for Screen & Television program at USC and the BA Playwriting program at Fordham Lincoln Center. She currently works as a freelance writer.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781728249537
Published: 26 Aug 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 400

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