Two time periods.
Events that had, and continue to have, impact and consequences for the descendants of Malaga Island, Maine, and for us all..
The story traces the tragic events that took place in society and on Malaga Island in the early 1900s.
Shadows In Our Bones is based on real events and actual persons.
The past is never truly forgotten.
As her mother fights for her life against cancer, Georgia and her family are challenged by secrets that upset their views concerning who they are and what they believe.
More than a century later, Georgia O\'Brien, a college professor, is still questioning the beliefs and customs of today that result in racial prejudice.
Even as Cora accepts her responsibilities as a woman of her social standing, she advocates for the rights of all to be educated, respected, and allowed to vote.
She is surprised to find that despite the color of their skin, the children are funny, quick, and able to learn.
Cora is drawn to the children of Malaga and begins to teach them simple reading, writing, and arithmetic skills.
They are, however, of mixed race: Scotch-Irish, African-American, American Indian, and Portuguese, a circumstance that promotes scorn, ridicule, and intolerance.
The people of Malaga Island, while poor and mostly uneducated, are no poorer or less educated than other families living along the coast eking out a living by fishing and clamming.
In 1903, Cora Lane, vacationing with her missionary parents on nearby Horse Island, is introduced to a community on Malaga Island that the press has labeled degenerate half-breeds.
Their impact is felt in many ways and by many lives.
The atrocious events that occurred on Malaga Island continue to echo through the years.
Greed, societal forces, religion, eugenics, and racial prejudice came together in a shameful and shocking way on a small, wooded island off the coast of Maine in the early 1900s. . .
Lives intertwined and impacted forever .
Two coasts.
Two time periods
