The Shades – A Novel

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At only around 3,000 words each and using simpler language, these are perfect quick reads for teens and adults with a reading age of 8-9. There was too much filler in the book- A lot of architectural and real estate jargon that added nothing to the plot.

He becomes increasingly involved with environmental activism and seeks concrete ways to wrest back control of his life. Established in 1962, the MIT Press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design.This novel explores the dangers and the hope of that vulnerability within a complexly engaging structure.

Ultimately, of course, what happened cannot be explained—never do Catherine and Michael feel they’ve arrived at recovery. The marriage is strained, and the family is falling apart as Rowan request to escape to boarding school. This is a novel of love and dispossession in which individual destinies are played out against the backdrop of the country's wider conflicts at the turn of the century, particularly the turbulence and discord wrought by the inevitable clash of different cultures. I loved the way that Poland wove together the stories of her "shades" - her real ancestors - which she imaginatively recreates. If I could have changed the circumstances in which I read this book, I'd probably ignore the reviews on the inner cover and the back cover and read more of it in one sitting, rather than just for a few minutes before bed over a long period of time.

This is the premise here as a couple mourns the loss of their daughter and how it affects their lives. One day, a sad-looking girl named Keira shows up, saying she used to live there, and Catherine hones in on Keira in a motherly way.