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Dark Shadows Around the World

It's been just over six months since Joanna Lillis's Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan was published in the UK by I. B. Tauris, and in that time it has turned up in some surprising corners of the world.

Dark Shadows spotted at Niagara Falls, Canadian side
So far, it has made the short trip across the channel to make an appearance in the venerable Shakespeare and Co in Paris, crossed Hadrian's Wall to Scotland, winged its way by post to Mongolia, sailed across the expanse of the Atlantic to turn up in Niagara Falls in Canada and the Bronx, and even popped up in Mexico and the exotic Caribbean island of Curaçao.

Dark Shadows on Curaçao island

Who knows where this esteemed tome will end up next? Avid bookworms should keep on posting their pics of Dark Shadows on Twitter and tag in @joannalillis, or send them to us here at darkshadows@gmail.com.

For any readers who have yet to get their hands on a copy, Bloomsbury is offering a 30% discount on purchases of Dark Shadows made from its site until 10th June (for more details, see the flyer below).


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