Excerpt from Whispering Shadows by Jan-Philipp Sendker, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

As if trusting was only for fools. As if we had a choice.

Darkness had started to fall by the time Christine's torrent of words slowed to a trickle. In the twilight she could make out Paul's shadowy outline; he sat opposite her, motionless. The flickering of the candle, which he had lighted, fell on his face. He looked exhausted, as if he was the one who had been talking the whole time. They sat in silence for a long time; it was not an ominous silence, though, but one that lifted their spirits.

A gesture, a mere hint, and . . .

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