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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 sTances and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her bleakest moment, however, sheÆs forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death, for her first loveùa boy who died in battleùreturns 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.
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds, Cat Winters
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- In the Shadow of Blackbirds
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Cat Winters
- Publisher
- Amulet Books
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 387
- ISBN10
- 141970530X
- ISBN13
- 9781419705304
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, American Literature, Supernatural Phenomena, Ghosts and Apparitions, Photos, Steampunk, Debut, California, 1st Half of the 20th Century, Spanish Flu
- First published
- 2013
- Original title
- In the Shadow of Blackbirds
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- 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 sTances and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her bleakest moment, however, sheÆs forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death, for her first loveùa boy who died in battleùreturns 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.