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Battle at the Ships

by LovelyMay — Battle at the Ships begins at first light, where Agamemnon awakens with his fear cast aside, replaced by a clear determination to command. He dons his armor and rallies the Greek leaders, arranging the warriors with precision—spear bearers in the center, slingers and archers to each side. A dark cloud looms above, casting shadows tinted red, as if foretelling blood yet to be spilled. Across the plain, the Trojans position themselves on high ground, with Hector moving like a brilliant flash among them.…
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Bath

by testsuphomeAdmin — The chapter opens with Marie-Laure's father completing a tactile model of Saint-Malo for his blind daughter, a labor of love that provides her independence despite its imperfections. Meanwhile, he grapples with paranoia surrounding a mysterious stone entrusted to him by the museum—a gem that seems to defy scientific tests and fuels his superstitions. His internal conflict intensifies as he questions whether the stone has brought misfortune, including the German invasion of France. These irrational fears…
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Author’s Note

by testsuphomeAdmin — Author's Note: On May 19, 1845, the British ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror embarked on a momentous expedition from Greenhithe in Kent, intending to uncover the fabled Northwest Passage, a purported route through the North American Arctic that could connect the United Kingdom to lucrative Asian trade routes. This ambitious journey, however, would soon fade into history as the ships were never heard from again after being spotted in Baffin Bay in July 1845, just days before they disappeared. Despite…
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Atelier de Réparation

by testsuphomeAdmin — The chapter "Atelier de Réparation" depicts the harrowing aftermath of a bombing, where three men—Werner, Bernd, and Volkheimer—are trapped in a crumbling cellar beneath a destroyed hotel. Bernd, an engineer, writhes in pain from severe injuries, while Werner struggles with partial hearing loss and a damaged radio. The environment is suffused with eerie sounds: cooling fires, groaning debris, and sporadic dripping. Volkheimer, the most physically capable, tirelessly hacks at the rubble blocking their…
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Around the World in Eighty Days

by testsuphomeAdmin — The chapter follows Marie-Laure, a blind girl who navigates her world through sound, texture, and imagination. She memorizes the layout of the museum where her father works, counting steps and mapping spaces in her mind. Each department has distinct smells—botany like pressed flowers, paleontology like dust—and she startles others as she moves unseen. Marie-Laure perceives colors vividly in her mind, assigning hues to people, sounds, and objects, like silver bees or bronze church bells. Her father, a…
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Are You There?

by testsuphomeAdmin — The chapter "Are You There?" opens with a haunting encounter as a mysterious figure, perceived as a ghost or a manifestation of lost loved ones, communicates with Marie-Laure through a panel. He reveals he came because he heard her on the radio, mentioning a song about the "light of the moon," which nearly brings a smile to her face. This moment blends the surreal with the tender, suggesting a connection that transcends the physical world, possibly offering Marie-Laure a fleeting sense of solace or…
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Antenna

by testsuphomeAdmin — The chapter "Antenna" depicts a tense wartime scene in Saint-Malo, where an Austrian antiair detachment occupies the Hotel of Bees. Werner, a young soldier, grapples with guilt after lying about intercepting a forbidden radio broadcast—a voice that brought him unexpected joy amid the chaos. Meanwhile, the detachment works to fortify the city, installing an 88-millimeter cannon on the ramparts. The contrast between the serene coastal setting and the brutal reality of war is stark, as Normandy burns while…
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AN APOLOGY FOR THE BOOK-HUNTER

by LovelyMay — "An Apology for the Book-Hunter" opens with a declaration that captures the heart of every bibliophile—each person, deep down, wishes to curate their own private library. This instinct is not fueled by utility alone but by a reverence for the book as a physical and historical object. Readers often treasure not just the words inside but the age of the paper, the impression of the type, and the unique charm of annotations or ex-libris marks. The diversity in collecting is as wide as human curiosity, giving…
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Also by James McBride

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All the Light We Cannot See

by testsuphomeAdmin — All the Light We Cannot See is a beautifully written historical novel that tells the parallel stories of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a German orphan and gifted radio technician, whose paths converge during World War II in the occupied French town of Saint-Malo. Marie-Laure flees Paris with her father as the Nazis invade, carrying a mysterious and potentially cursed diamond from…
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