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On Night's Shore: A Novel by Silvis, Randall, 1950- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is On Night's Shore: A Novel about?
It is the summer of 1840--for some in New York City a season of prosperity; for others, another season of desperation. <br><br>Randall Silvis's <i>On Night's Shore</i> opens with one of the most spellbinding scenes in contemporary writing. A girl tosses her baby from a warehouse window, then follows the infant into the Hudson River far below. The only witness to this desperate act is a ten-year-old street arab named Augie Dubbins, a boy who survives by the motto, "In calamity, opportunity." Augi
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Silvis, Randall, 1950-
- Publisher
- New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312262013
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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