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Shadow Dancer Paperback – International Edition, October 8, 2012

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Colette McVeigh: widow... mother... terrorist. A woman who has lived the Republican cause for all of her thirty-three years. A woman whose brothers are both heavily involved at a senior level in the IRA, whose husband was killed by the British security forces. A woman who is now an informer for MI5.
 
Apprehended by the police in an aborted bombing raid in London, Colette is given a simple choice: talk and see her children again, or stay silent and spend the rest of her life watching them grow up from behind the bars of a prison cell. Gradually and unwillingly she is led to betray her past by her young MI5 handler, David Ryan, who has never doubted where his loyalties lie. But when he follows Colette across the Irish Sea to Belfast, the very tenets of his existence -- trust, loyalty and honesty -- are quickly sacrificed on the pyre of the province's history. And, as he watches Colette put herself in increasing danger to fulfil her side of the bargain, he realizes that his professional integrity is irrevocably and fatally compromised.
 
Shadow Dancer is a chilling, complex and utterly compelling thriller about the choices we make and why we make them. It is a riveting portrait of a group of ten people torn apart by the strife of civil war and the overwhelming pull of family attachments.

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  1. Print length
    416 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Corgi
  4. Publication date
    October 8, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 1.02 x 7.8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0552167002
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0552167000
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 "Quite exceptional... a taut, compelling story of love and torn loyalties."
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 "A remarkable first novel... Bradby handles the tension with skill to produce a gripping tale."
—The Times

 "The best book on the northern conflict since Harry's Game... An excellent read on any level."
—Irish Independent

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TOM BRADBY has for the last eight years been a political and foreign reporter for ITN, covering Ireland and South East Asia, and is now their royal correspondent. He is the author of three acclaimed novels, Shadow Dancer, The Sleep of the Dead, The Master of Rain and The White Russian. He lives in England with his wife and three children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Corgi; 0 edition (October 8, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0552167002
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0552167000
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1.02 x 7.8 inches
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  • dannyg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read more Tom Bradby
    Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013
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    I saw the film which was difficult to follow-dialogue,accents and sequences. Having read the book it is clear that to capture all the interplay between characters and the plot would have been very dificult. Everything fell into perspective and the book was most interesting and very realistic of the times and the difficulties experienced by all factions involved. I enjoyed this book and will be happy to read more books by Tom Bradby. A very good read indeed
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  • Alice
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and suspenseful
    Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2013
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    I bought this book because the movie left me unclear on a couple of things. I haven't finished it yet, but am finding it interesting and educational.
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  • jm
    5.0 out of 5 stars IRA vs tout
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2013
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    After viewing previews of the "Shadow Dancer" movie with Clive Owen & Gillian Anderson (not released in US)had to read the book. While this was fiction,
    it was tense and thrilling, and to what ends humans will go to in order to protect
    their loved ones. If you're interested in the era of "The Troubles" in Ireland. Five * was not enough for this engaging read!
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  • Mike von R
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner by Bradby
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2013
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    Delivered quickly at a fair price. The book provides more details, greater character development, and more backstory that the movie did.
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  • CAROLYN BROWN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Condition
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2013
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    The book was as described in your caption and in very good condition. I will pass it on. Thank you.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars What a book
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    What a plot. What a story. What a writer.
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  • bobbie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Livre passionnant
    Reviewed in France on January 2, 2025
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    J’ ai beaucoup aimé ce livre …bien plus intéressant que le film qui en a été tiré…Dans le film , l’ intrigue est trop simplifiée ,les situations dramatiques moins bien évoquées, et la fin totalement différente !! Je ne comprends pas qu’ un auteur puisse accepter de voir son œuvre si profondément transformée…
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  • xyz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic, sad, brutal but nuanced.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2024
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    Recommend highly. A thriller without sensationalism, where there was a feeling of sad inevitability from the start. Emotions of sympathy, abhorrence and nobody coming out on the right side of history invoked by the minutiae and casual atrocity. I imagine this story could have been written about Palestine or elsewhere. A repeating story in failed occupation. Interesting was the way that women in such conflicts are hurt by extremist actions mainly of men.
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  • Thomas Mackan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wait for it.
    Reviewed in Canada on July 22, 2015
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    I've only just go into it, but it's got promise.
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  • Helmut Reuter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Spannend
    Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2014
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    Ich habe das Buch meiner Frau geschenkt und sie ist eine sehr wählerische Leseratte. Sie fand es sehr spannend, nur der Schluss hat sie nicht überzeugt.
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  • dl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super Buch
    Reviewed in Germany on December 28, 2013
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    Die Geschichte erinnert mich an viele Sachen im NI. Viele vom die IRA haben sich für etwas besser gehalten! Einfach eine tolle Geschichte.
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