A Shadow From the Past
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About the Book
Randy Curtis was a shy backward kid who grew up in the sleepy town of Edgewater. Naturally, the girl who he loved, Lori, didn’t feel the same way about him. And of course, he was always the target of schoolyard bullies, particularly Brad Bedford. On the night of graduation, he finally and dramatically taught his tormentors a lesson and revealed his feelings for Lori, and then disappeared with no intentions of ever returning. But years later, when his mother’s death is clouded in suspicion, he returns to Edgewater only to find that he not only has to face his past, but also deal with a complex set of new enemies and obstacles.
A Shadow From the Past is an earnest novel, deeply felt and worked out with a good deal of honesty and force. Randy Curtis, returning to Edgewater after a mysterious 10-year absence for his mother´s funeral is able at last to set his life to rights, reconcile and find true love with Lori, the girl who had abandoned him (and who he in turn had abandoned), and bring to justice the four teenagers who terrorized his helpless mother. But in the process Randy is forced to become something dark, something secret, something that he fears will ultimately be his own demise.
About the Author
B. Weston Rook lives in Sacramento, California with his wife, Dorene. He is the author of A Shadow From the Past and has written several plays and short stories. He is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served in the Colorado Denver Mission from 1987 to 1989. He graduated with honors from the Institute of Children’s Literature in West Redding, Connecticut. When not writing, he enjoys working with his wife in their garden and making preserves for friends and family.