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Cross currents by john shors 20110906 john shors on. After returning to the united states, he became a newspaper reporter in his hometown, des moines, iowa, winning several statewide awards in journalism. Several of them have also been optioned for developing into movies. Click download or read online button to get cross currents book now. From the location and the time frame, you might think its a book about the tsunami that swept for thousands of miles at that time, but, while that is part of the story, it is not all of it by any means. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Goodreads members voted cross currents into the following lists. With one chapter to each day, the book focuses on 11 fateful days in december 2004. Aug 28, 2017 cross currents by john shors is set in the paradise of ko phi phi in thailand in 2004 as the lives of two families struggling resort owners lek and sarai and brothers patch and ryan cross paths. Pdf cross currents download full pdf book download.
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A book trailer for bestselling author john shors new novel, cross currents, which retells the story of the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Shors books have been translated into more than 30 languages and are available across the globe. Shors has the ability to take the reader to the locations where he sets his novels to the extent that we conjures up the. He is best known for writing the demon seekers series as well as several successful standalone books. Unbound transports one back to the great wall of china when the chinese were defending their country from the mongols. Shors always tries to connect with his fans and has approached over 3,000 book clubs in this regard on 6 continents. John shors goodreads amazon author website set in beautiful ko phi phi, an island in thailand, lek and sarai struggle to make ends meet as resort owners on the picturesque island. The wishing trees, and cross currents have won multiple awards, and have been translated. First, he spent five years writing the authentic, romantic beneath a marble sky, a novel narrated by jahanara, the daughter of taj mahal creator shah jahan. The plot centers on the efforts of khmer prince jayavar and his favorite wife, ajadevi, whove been. Thailands pristine ko phi phi island attracts tourists from around the world. Beneath a marble sky john shors bestselling author. His books have helped him win multiple prestigious awards. Sep 06, 2011 praise for cross currents gripping, moving, and ravishingly written, shors latest is a stunning story of family, connection, and the astonishing power of nature.
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Shors is a master at breathing life into different cultures and bringing different people together to demonstrate the power of love. Read cross currents by john shors available from rakuten kobo. Thailands pristine ko phi phi island attracts tourists from around. In paradise anything seems possible, especially for patch who is running from the thai police after a stupid mistake, but even more so for lek. The demon seekers series book one john shors 20191205t14. There, struggling to make ends meet, smallresort owners lek and sarai are happy to. John has also spoken via speakerphone with more than 3,000 book clubs. Beneath a marble sky is a passionate, lush, and dramatic novel, rich with a sense of place. Buy cross currents by john shors from amazons fiction books store. I had not heard of the author previously and chose the book because its set in thailand, and this was to be my first visit. Browse john shorss bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
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A lifelong traveler, bestselling author john shors seeks to help make the world a. Trilogy shors creates a vivid and striking world that feels as close as a plane ride. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Kind people, they are more than happy to take in patch, a young american in exchange for his help around the resort. Download read cross currents 2011 by john shors in pdf. This was a delightful book set in ko phi phi, thailand in december 2004. The ground beneath these characters continues to shift, placing them in harms way and bringing them closer.
On a shoestring budget, he later trekked across asia, visiting 10 countries and climbing the himalayas. Its been a century since hostile aliens turned earth into a prison for the worst of their own kind, nearly wiping out humanity in the process. Unbound by john shors meet your next favorite book. John shors is the author of several novels, both historical and contemporary, set in asia.
Aug 05, 2011 a book trailer for bestselling author john shors new novel, cross currents, which retells the story of the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. John shors reimagined one of the worlds greatest love stories the romance that inspired the taj mahal in his critically acclaimed, international bestseller beneath a marble sky. John shors cross currents is a hairraising, memorable and atmospheric novel that transported me directly to thailand. The latter is a very popular book and most of you may have already read it, but i havent seen much of garveys choice around. John shors is an internationally bestselling american writer of historical fiction, romance, and cultural novels.
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