{"id":42850,"date":"2017-10-19T11:12:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=42850"},"modified":"2017-10-09T13:53:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T17:53:54","slug":"shadow-land-elizabeth-kostova-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/shadow-land-elizabeth-kostova-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-42618 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Shadow-Land-by-Elizabeth-Kostova-on-BookDragon-540x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Shadow-Land-by-Elizabeth-Kostova-on-BookDragon-540x800.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/08\/Shadow-Land-by-Elizabeth-Kostova-on-BookDragon.jpeg 642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>English instructor Alexandra Boyd arrives exhausted in Sofia, Bulgaria, mistakenly takes someone else&#8217;s bag during a taxi shuffle, and spends the rest of the book trying to return the bag to its owner. With 18-plus hours to go, of course, the needle-in-the-haystack pursuit proves epic \u2013 the bag reveals a box of ashes with an engraved name, and a nearby English-speaking (with a Liverpudlian accent!) cab driver serendipitously happens to be immediately available to become Alexandra&#8217;s guide and sidekick in tracking down the bag&#8217;s owners. Yes, indeed: the search is on.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the wild chase \u2013 impeded by unreliable police and dirty politicians; enabled by far-flung relatives and a house for sale \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethkostova.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Elizabeth Kostova<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/the-historian-by-elizabeth-kostova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Historian<\/em><\/a>) weaves in little-known Bulgarian history that includes a horrifying legacy of torturous labor\/death camps. Her ending author&#8217;s note is an illuminating enhancement, both personal and historical.\u00a0Narrator Barrie Kreinik never wavers, comfortably hopping among international characters and accents with worldly ease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: In consideration of Kostova&#8217;s already established international success, libraries will surely want to provide her devotees with her latest in various formats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookverdict.com\/details.xqy?uri=Product2017-10-01-4450896.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Audio,&#8221; <em>Library Journal<\/em>, October 1, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English instructor Alexandra Boyd arrives exhausted in Sofia, Bulgaria, mistakenly takes someone else&#8217;s bag during a taxi shuffle, and spends the rest of the book trying to return the bag to its owner. 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