In the shadow of blackbirds, a novel
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- Ghost stories
- San Diego (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Ghosts -- Fiction
- Spiritualism -- Fiction
- Ghost stories
- Electronic books
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction
- San Diego (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Fiction
- Spiritualism -- Juvenile fiction
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Juvenile fiction
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In the shadow of blackbirds, a novel
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Main title
In the shadow of blackbirds
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Sub title
a novel
Summary
In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches as desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her bleakest moment, however, she's forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death, for her first love-a boy who died in battle-returns in spirit form. But what does he want from her? Featuring haunting archival early-twentieth-century photographs, this is a tense, romantic story set in a past that is eerily like our own time
Target audience
adult
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