Place of Stone and Shadow

When sixteen-year-old Fiona O'Malley travels to attend Wyndriven Female Academy in Reconstruction era Mississippi, she has a good deal to worry about: not only has she never been good at making friends, but there's also the fear that the ancient abbey, which houses the Academy, might be haunted. Fiona can see spirits, and some of her experiences with ghosts in the past have been terrifying. Fiona finds the atmosphere of Wyndriven daunting. It is a monstrous building with a great deal of history and a great many secrets. She is conscious of all the lives that have been lived there. All the deaths. And everyone, both living and dead vie for Fiona's attention. To her delight, she does make good friends with other girls, with the spirit of an attractive eighteenth century gentleman, and with the charming manager of the estate. However, the layered past of the abbey seeps through the stone walls and around everyone within like water over pebbles. All of Fiona's strength is tested in unlocking the mysteries of Wyndriven, in aiding those who rely on her, and in fighting an evil that refuses to die, for all their lives-and their souls. From the author of Strands of Bronze and Gold and The Mirk and Midnight Hour comes this companion volume-a haunting love story layered with the supernatural, mystery and suspense.