Books with title Walking Through Shadows: A Novel

When the body of seventeen-year-old Sheila Barnes is found on Lloyd Cotton’s dairy farm in 1941, nearly all the citizens of the quiet town of Zebulon, Mississippi, feel the effects of her murder. But those most deeply affected by the tragedy include her young husband, Stoney, and the Cotton family, who took Sheila in and grew to love and respect her.Though badly abused by her father, labeled “slow-witted,” and burdened with a physical deformity, Sheila approaches life with a natural, cheerful optimism and an unwavering belief in the healing powers of magic. She quickly becomes the Best Friend of eleven-year-old Annette Cotton, and subtly charms and changes those around her, proving to many that true wisdom often comes from unlikely places.Marshall has created a page-turner of stunning lyrical beauty that is impossible to forget. At the heart of this literary murder mystery is the powerful truth that love conquers all—even death.About:Bev Marshall, a native of McComb, Mississippi, lived as a nomadic military wife for many years. She has returned to her Southern roots and teaches English at Southeastern Louisiana University. She lives in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, with her husband. Walking Through Shadows is her first novel.

When Lloyd Cotton hears that Sheila Barnes is consistently beaten by her daddy, he offers her a room and a job cleaning up around his dairy farm. Despite physical deformity, poverty, and years of abuse, Sheila manages to see the silver lining in every cloud–and her bright spirit touches everyone in the Cotton family, including young Annette who finds an enchanting Best Friend. Stoney Barnes, the handsome boy who milks the cows, is especially taken with Sheila. And when they marry, it seems that God has finally given her the good graces she deserves.But in a cruel twist of fate, Sheila’s body is found in the cornfields. Soon the little town of Zebulon, Mississippi, is awash in scandal. Who would want the innocent young woman dead? Her alcoholic father, her opinionated husband, or perhaps the faithfully married Lloyd Cotton, about whom unsavory rumors swirl? Surprising secrets will crack open a rural community, and more than one family will suffer in the telling.

Ruth seems like a tall, nerdy, and generally normal high school girl growing up in a small Texas town. But she has secrets. People on her mother's side of the family are sometimes born with special abilities. Ruth's mother sees dreams and visions of the future. Ruth is a Shadow Walker, a living gateway to a terrifying place called the Shadow World. If she lets herself be drawn towards the Shadow World, her body in this world becomes extremely dense and strong. Ruth's life is simple. As long as she never lets anyone find out about her powers, EVER, she and her family won't be hunted down. The only worse thing would be to let herself be sucked all the way into the Shadow World. Some sort of terrifying creature or creatures live there, and almost no one who's gone there has ever come back. Ruth's life is good and everything is going fine... until one day when she gives in to temptation..... Because no one would ever notice if she used her power to help her school team win an important basketball game. No, no one would ever notice if she used it just a little teeny bit, just once...

Ruth seems like a tall, nerdy, and generally normal high school girl growing up in a small Texas town. But she has secrets. People on her mother's side of the family are sometimes born with special abilities. Ruth's mother sees dreams and visions of the future. Ruth is a Shadow Walker, a living gateway to a terrifying place called the Shadow World. If she lets herself be drawn towards the Shadow World, her body in this world becomes extremely dense and strong. Ruth's life is simple. As long as she never lets anyone find out about her powers, EVER, she and her family won't be hunted down. The only worse thing would be to let herself be sucked all the way into the Shadow World. Some sort of terrifying creature or creatures live there, and almost no one who's gone there has ever come back. Ruth's life is good and everything is going fine... until one day when she gives in to temptation..... Because no one would ever notice if she used her power to help her school team win an important basketball game. No, no one would ever notice if she used it just a little teeny bit, just once...

When the body of seventeen-year-old Sheila Barnes is found on Lloyd Cotton's dairy farm in 1941, nearly all the citizens of the quiet town of Zebulon, Mississippi, feel the effects of her murder. But those most deeply affected by the tragedy include her young husband, Stoney, and the Cotton family, who took Sheila in and grew to love and respect her. Though badly abused by her father, labeled “slow-witted,” and burdened with a physical deformity, Sheila approaches life with a natural, cheerful optimism and an unwavering belief in the healing powers of magic. She quickly becomes the Best Friend of eleven–year–old Annette Cotton, and subtly charms and changes those around her, proving to many that true wisdom often comes from unlikely places. Marshall has created a page–turner of stunning lyrical beauty that is impossible to forget. At the heart of this literary murder mystery is the powerful truth that love conquers all—even death.