Shadows Over Paradise, (Paperback)

from readingrebecca

Shadows over Paradise This was a remarkably well researched book. I've read many books by Isabel Wolff and enjoyed all of them, but this one stands out in terms of historical research. The story of Klara during World War II on Java was fascinating and frankly something I'd never thought about bef...

from kerinlo

From the moment I picked up this book, I could not put it down. The main character, Jenni, has a dark secret, one that she has not shared with anyone. She is a likable and intriguing character who, through the meeting of Klara, a woman with her own past to contend with, is able to open up and con...

from PamelaBarrett

Two women, one young and one old, brought together through a story of triumph over adversity. The younger woman, Jenni Clark is a ghostwriter, who has been asked to help the older woman, Klara Tregear, write her memoirs. Jenni loves ghostwriting, she loves hearing peoples stories and helping them...

from nicx27

This is a bit of a diversion for Isabel Wolff, normally known for her lighter novels. This book is a dual timeline story of Jenni, a woman who is employed as a ghostwriter to write the memoirs of Klara, a Dutch woman who was in a Japanese internment camp during World War II and who suffered terri...

from dgmlrhodes

This was a richly written novel with wonderful plots and sub-plots over the course of the story line. It unfolds slowly but as a reader, I enjoyed every moment of the unveiling of the stories of Klara and Jenni. Jenni is a ghost writer. She writes other people's stories and loves her work. She is...