The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber [ Edited ]

[Amanda_R]

A Unique Literary Thriller

From the Publisher: "A distinguished Shakespearean scholar found tortured to death.... A lost manuscript and its secrets buried for centuries.... An encrypted map that leads to incalculable wealth... Moving between twenty-first-century America and seventeenth-century England, The Book of Air and Shadows is a modern thriller that brilliantly re-creates William Shakespeare's life at the turn of the seventeenth century and combines an ingenious and intricately layered plot with a devastating portrait of a contemporary man on the brink of self-discovery... or self-destruction.

Amanda

Message Edited by Amanda_R on 06-22-2007 03:37 PM

[Fozzie]

I will be reading this book. Not only does the story sound fascinating, but the picture of the author intrigues me. I think the book and author will make for a very interesting discussion.

[LizzieAnn]

I agree that this story sounds fascinating. I also plan on reading this book.

[Librarian]

The description of this book intrigues me. So I just bought it today at B&N. I will start reading it so I can participate in the May discussion of it.I was debating between purchasing Burning Bright or The Book of Air and Shadows. I kept looking at both. But I couldn't buy both today. Finally Air and Shadows won out.
Librarian

[Melissa_W Moderator]

I picked this up last week and it looks so good. Also along the same lines is The Secret of Lost Things which is about a bookseller at the Arcade (patterned after the old Strand in NY) who gets involved in a lost Melville manuscript. The author, Sheridan Hay, used some of Melville's real letters in the novel.

[Margeit]

This is an amazing book. Lots of story lines to keep you guessing. It was a really good read.

[AmyVictoria]

Wonderful read, you'll not be disappointed.  Wonderful treat for oneself.  I cannot tolerate books that are formulaic and calculated.  This one was rich with character, detail and storyline.  A must read!