Burden of Shadows

Sarah Jacobson, uniquely gifted and free-thinking even from childhood, comes of age amid the destruction and social upheaval of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Sarah endures unfathomable sorrow and loss, inner conflict in learning to master her gift, and the unrelenting persecution of Lillian Brandt, the very personification of evil. Sarah shares her family's progressive political and spiritual convictions, which have caused their virtual exile within their own community. She refuses to be relegated to the traditional Victorian roles afforded women of her era. Sarah's strength of spirit, along with the wisdom and counsel of her beloved grandfather empower her as she strives to master her shadow nature and fulfill her destiny.