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 séances and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her bleakest moment, however, she’s forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death, for her first love—a boy who died in battle—returns 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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I'm trembling with excitement as I type up this post to reveal the hauntingly beautiful cover for
In the Shadow of Blackbirds and to finally share an official synopsis for the novel. The cover was designed by the talented
Maria T. Middleton, and the photography is by
Symon Chow. The lovely cover model is portraying a scene in which my protagonist, Mary Shelley Black, begrudgingly poses for a photographer who claims to capture the spirits of lost loved ones with his camera.
In celebration of the cover reveal, I'm giving away an
In the Shadow of Blackbirds prize package. I don't have advance copies of the book available yet
—those will wait for a future giveaway. But I do have some pre-Halloween treats involving creepy dark birds, which play a major role in my novel:
If you enter my giveaway using the Rafflecopter form below, you'll have a chance to win a copy of Kristen Lawrence's Poe-inspired CD,
The Raven, four vintage-style crow bookmarks, and a signed bookplate featuring a line spoken by my
In the Shadow of Blackbirds spirit photographer character during the scene pictured on the book cover. I'll run the giveaway until
Thursday, October 4. Good luck!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
28 comments:
Cat, it's fabulous! I am SO excited to read your book! :D
I'm so glad I stopped by! This sounds great and the cover is wonderful. Congratulations!
What a very cool cover! Sounds like a fascinating book. I'll put it on my to be read list for sure! :)
Love, love, love!
Oh wow - and the swag is phenomenal too! Beautiful, Cat.
I love this cover! Especially the mood and tone and the scary ghost next to her! :) Beautiful!
Cat, it's SO PERFECT! I can't wait to read this! :)
What a gorgeous, spooky, spine-tingling cover! I'm so excited to read the book!
So atmospheric. So haunting. So, so wonderful! Can't wait to read!!!!
I love that cover just the right amount of creepy and cute!
I can already tell this book is going to freak me out. Pictures do me in! (Can't wait though.) =]
It is so eerily lovely. Congrats, Cat! I think it's fantastic! :)
This looks so amazing and more than just lovely, it's intriguing - the photograph tells a story without a word!
.....looking forward to reading
I want to read it! Now! Yesterday!
I would be drawn to this cover IMMEDIATELY if I saw it on a shelf, Cat. Love!
Thank you so much for all the continued cover love! I can't wait to share this book with everyone. Amulet Books is doing such a fabulous job with it.
LOVE it! <3 Can I have a copy like...now? okay.
I love the scene set and the eerie vibe it gives off. Great cover!
Congratulations on your cover, Cat. It's breathtaking, and I love that it ties in so specifically with a scene from your novel. Very excited to read your story. It sounds like a real page-turner for late at night (cue spooky music...) :)
Thanks so much! I'm thrilled the cover is already evoking emotions. I get to take a peek at the interior design in the coming weeks and can't wait to see what the designer is creating between the covers.
So gorgeous! Eerie and Haunting and UNFORGETTABLE. Lovely!!
wow -- that;'s a really great cover!!
Lovely cover!! Such an eye candy. Want to read your book :D
Thanks so much!
It's a really intriguing cover, not something you fins everyday.
I really like it.
Wow! That IS hauntingly beautiful! Congratulations on scoring such a gorgeous cover, and good luck with your book launch!
Thanks, Gaby and Caryn! I feel like I really struck gold with the team that's helping me bring this book into the world.
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