In the Shadow of Blackbirds A Novel

Cat Winters

eBook - 2013

A teenager navigates a world of disease and war in a novel that “deftly combines mystery, ghost story, historical fiction, and romance . . . atmospheric and eerie” (School Library Journal). Finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award 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... more