A Strange Odyssey Through Bulgaria In 'Shadow Land'
Elizabeth Kostova's deep love for her adopted homeland grounds this story of a young American woman in Sofia, who finds a mysterious urn full of ashes and has to piece together the lives behind it.
In 2005, I read a book so suspenseful, so laden with longing that I could not put it down: , by Elizabeth Kostova. In 2010, her sophomore effort, , thrilled me slightly less, but made up for its lack of suspense with a delicate dance through the world of fine art. However, both novels lacked something else — a sense of grounding and purpose. I could sense it somewhere not far off, but it didn't yet
