Of Love and Shadows
» Tony Thompson
ISBN 978-1-86478-114-4
The Neap smartstudy® English text guide to Of Love and Shadows
is a helpful aid to understanding Isabel Allende’s sweeping novel.
In an unnamed Latin American country, a military dictatorship has
curtailed human rights and incited fear among the poor. When Irene
Beltrán, a beautiful reporter, and Francisco Leal, an idealistic
photographer, investigate the mysterious disappearance of Evangelina Ranquileo,
they not only discover the horrible fate of the desaparecidos but begin
a passionate and dangerous romance that changes their lives forever.
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- notes about the author/director/poet/playwright
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- chapter/scene/story summaries
- character profiles
- analysis of themes and genres
- critical perspectives of the text
- key quotations
- focus questions in each section
- marginal notes explaining key passages, ideas, terms and characters
- a guide to planning and writing an essay
- sample essays with annotations
- further exam-style essay questions
- a bibliography and further reading section
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