In the Shadow of the Heron

By Carrie-Anne O'Driscoll

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE FELT WRONG? WHAT IF YOU FELT YOU HAD NO CONTROL OVER YOUR OWN FATE AND YOU'D MARRIED THE WRONG MAN ?WHAT IF, WHEN TRAGEDY STRUCK, YOU FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A REASON YOU FELT THAT WAY?Stuck in a loveless marriage, Mary Alice Williams has always felt like she belonged somewhere else.Frank O'Mara KNOWS she belongs somewhere else. Having met her in a bookstore in 1945 after returning from the war, he knew he'd met the love of his life.When he returns to Savannah for her, he marries her, but a mysterious event causes her to forget him altogether and accept another. Their love forgotten she knows him only as a trusted and dear friend.Frank watches the woman he loves live her life with another man, never understanding why. To keep close to her, he works for her now "husband", hoping to remain in her shadow and love her despite the anomaly.In the Shadow of the Heron, Frank discovers that true love isn't always forever, and Mary tries to reconcile herself to the life she feels powerless to leave.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512352136
• ISBN13: 9781512352139
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.9" x 5.0"