![]() ![]() As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion’s cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. Rosalind’s new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country.īut when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. ![]() It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue.įour years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging-and allows her to heal from any wound. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai. Join us in celebrating Chloe Gongs new book Foul Lady Fortune She will be in conversation with Heather Walter. ![]()
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The Dark Emu Debate, published by Melbourne University Press this week, argues while Dark Emu “purports to be factual” it is “littered with unsourced material, is poorly researched, distorts and exaggerates many points, selectively emphasises evidence to suit those opinions, and ignores large bodies of information that do not support the author’s opinions”. ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers can follow Pinkalicious on Facebook and Twitter. She lives with her husband and two daughters. Her award-winning artwork has graced the covers and pages of many magazines, newspapers, and books. Victoria is the co-executive producer of Pinkalicious & Peterrific on PBS Kids. In addition, Victoria cowrote Pinkalicious: The Musical which premiered in New York City to sold-out audiences and continues to be performed across the country. 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And in 1876, when she married, that name disappeared. Her name, Ellen Lawless Ternan – Nelly – has no resonance. Even in the diary of her lover she was no more than a letter 'N'. ![]() She lived from 1839 to 1914, and it is not possible even to be sure about where she was and what she was doing for some of that time. And, as the title of The Invisible Woman tells us, its subject was an obscure person. Biographers search for traces, for evidence of activity, for signs of movement, for letters, for diaries, for photographs. For years The Invisible Woman seemed destined to be yet another unmade film.īiographies are, in their nature, far more difficult to make into films than novels, because novels come with plots constructed and dialogue written, whereas I don't invent dialogue for my subjects or plot their lives for them. Much the same happened with Mrs Jordan's Profession: a lot of interest and excitement, then it fizzled out (twice). 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