I’ve been working on this for quite some time … as in years actually.

MY SHADOWS HAVE NAMES is a story that is dear to me but at the same time, it was extremely challenging to write. It is a fictionalized account of a family’s struggles based on actual events from another lifetime, over a hundred years ago. But, history proves that inspirational people are timeless and so are their stories.

This fifth J. Marie novel is in the editing stage right now and hopefully moving to the printing stage soon! More to come, but for now, here is what I can share!

“But the word Loss doesn’t fit, it’s a small, insignificant word – what I feel is vast, it’s endless and deafening.”

The struggle to provide for their family on the rocky, rolling hills of western South Dakota is nothing compared to the resilience Alistair and Elena Chenowith must summon when the events of 1918 cascade around them and their four sons.

Set amidst the tall grasses of their farm, the story of the Chenowith family unfolds as a world war ravages Europe and a virulent flu virus ravages their family at home. With each loss, the Chenowith’s are forced to acknowledge that they cannot control the tragic events battering them; they can only control how they grow from them.

A story of faith, family and fortitude, My Shadows Have Names is a fictionalized novel inspired by actual events.