{"product_id":"in-the-shadows-of-savannah-dianne-daniels-9781944662578","title":"In the Shadows of Savannah","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat adventures and opportunities, loves and losses await Ali In The Shadows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Savannah?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrift and in sorrow of soul after her mother's recent death, Alison Davies surreptitiously\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclimbed the steps to take her seat on the last southbound train to Savannah. Ali was by nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean independent woman and admirer of the courageous Suffragettes, but in 1906 Wilmington, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorth Carolina, this was not the manner in which a well-bred young lady conducted herself. Her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efather left his particular imprint on her, as did her dear mother's kindness and support. Ali and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher mother whispered and conspired in the safety of Mama's bedroom about the life Ali would\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elead once she arrived in Savannah. Beyond the eavesdropping of her father and nosey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estepsisters, they planned for her eventual escape to a new life. Then the unthinkable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehappened-her mother, Josephine, passed away, not unexpectedly because she was frail and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehad been in failing health of late, yet how could one prepare for such a devastating loss?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosephine knew what awaited her precious daughter when she was no longer there to shield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher. She had secretly squirreled away money her father gave her for her own and Ali's escape if\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe could no longer bear it. Her cousin Edyth in Savannah, Georgia was on the ready should this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplan become necessary. And now it was necessary but Ail wouldn't be going away with her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emother. She had to somehow summon the courage to follow the steps they so carefully\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplanned alone. She secretly boarded the night train to Savannah as soon as she had seen her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emother properly laid to rest. Ali invoked her mother's spirit to travel with her, clutched her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erosary, and wondered, what kind of life is before me, will I meet a man who can love me, will I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efind a position for income, will Father find me...what will my life be, who will I be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCousin Edy warned her when she accepted the position at the bank that the vice president, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Meadows had a sullied reputation as a womanizer, but the vulnerable and still grieving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyoung woman was less interested in her reputation than Cousin Edy. She wanted to bathe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eherself in her newfound independence and she found herself drawn to the forbidden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efruit...Johnnie Meadows. Ali was beguiled by his confident swagger and charismatic personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer heart beat like a rabbit's and she was flustered whenever he was nearby. After being\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eregarded as a spinster for so long, could it be that she had finally found the man who could\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebreathe life back into her? Would he even notice her? Was she fully prepared to risk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeverything, including her reputation? Dare she indulge this hope that Johnnie might be hers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eone day...In the Shadows of Savannah?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoosely based on actual events in the late 1800s and early 1900s in Wilmington, NC and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSavannah, GA, this is the story of Ali, but also three other women across generations in her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efamily and their singular choices in the midst of very private circumstances. From the beginning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof civilization women have faced the same challenges and subsequent heartaches, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edisenfranchisement, ostracization, and ruin because of the disproportionate burden placed on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethem through pregnancy and childbirth. With topics as relevant today as in 1906, the author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoffers In the Shadows of Savannah as a safe place to begin the conversation with open hearts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand minds. In the Shadows of Savannah is an insightful, compelling, and thought-provoking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dianne Daniels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194466257X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944662578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Realization Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d","brand":"Dianne Daniels","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486437880063,"sku":"9781944662578","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0b040cf-4665-49ea-931d-fdfd42a624f1.jpg?v=1778055470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-shadows-of-savannah-dianne-daniels-9781944662578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}