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The Shadow Lines

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988

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Do you find that the Narrator’s non-linear style helps or hinders what you consider to be the goals of the author? Why or why not?

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What role do women play in The Shadow Lines?

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Does the story have a hero? Why or why not? If so, who is it?

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