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Shadow
Shadow is the first in a planned series of books on the enduring friendship of Danny Coulter and Isabelle Long.
Danny Coulter narrowly missed being born in the smooth current of the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma. Some feared the river would still someday claim his life, but he brushed aside such notions with a child’s sense of invincibility. Brave, spirited, tender-hearted Danny spends his childhood on the family ranch nurturing two great passions: drawing and Isabelle Long, the little girl who lived over the hill.
Isabelle Long was deeply wounded when her mother abandoned her for a life singing with a honky-tonk band. Her father gives up his life on the rodeo circuit to care for Isabelle, remarries, and moves the family to the small town of Shadow, where Isabelle meets Danny, a boy she comes to consider her personal gift. With his compassionate soul and caring ways, Danny repairs some of the torn parts of her life.
Danny and Isabelle begin a life-long love that isn’t always on the same wavelength, but cannot be broken.
Danny Coulter narrowly missed being born in the smooth current of the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma. Some feared the river would still someday claim his life, but he brushed aside such notions with a child’s sense of invincibility. Brave, spirited, tender-hearted Danny spends his childhood on the family ranch nurturing two great passions: drawing and Isabelle Long, the little girl who lived over the hill.
Isabelle Long was deeply wounded when her mother abandoned her for a life singing with a honky-tonk band. Her father gives up his life on the rodeo circuit to care for Isabelle, remarries, and moves the family to the small town of Shadow, where Isabelle meets Danny, a boy she comes to consider her personal gift. With his compassionate soul and caring ways, Danny repairs some of the torn parts of her life.
Danny and Isabelle begin a life-long love that isn’t always on the same wavelength, but cannot be broken.
382 pages, Paperback
First published October 12, 2012
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Rhonda Tibbs
7 books14 followersWriter, reader, wife, mother, grandmother. I've lived, loved, lost, fallen down and smacked my face on the truth more than once. Through my writing, I attempt to make those lessons count for something by taking a reader on a journey worth investing their time and money.
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December 5, 2012
Ooops! She did it again . . . Rhonda Tibbs', author of her fourth novel, Shadow, reeled me in yet again. Shadow, is a coming-of-age novel about Danny Coulter, a budding artist, and his affinity for the Kiamichi River. A fan of her writing, I was anxiously awaiting the first installment of her latest series. Yet, upon receiving my copy, I read slowly and methodically, taking forced breaks, knowing that if I dived in head first, there would be no stopping me until the last page was turned. Alas, though, a stretch of a few hours on a rainy afternoon drew me into the novel, and there was no point of return.
Tibbs' ability to harness the turbulent emotions of young love and then deliver them on paper is not only addicting, but nostalgic. In fact, my own sixteen-year-old self- long a memory- manages to come alive again at the turn of every page.
For the purposes of book club, weather permitting, an informal picnic complete with a blue and white checkered tablecloth at the local park would be ideal. A basket bearing ham and cheese sandwiches, potato salad, pickles, and bottled soda would recall Danny and the female protagonist, Isabelle's reunion after a summer spent apart in 1967. For the matter of dessert, this meal would not be complete without Mama Rose's chocolate chip cookies.
Tibbs' ability to harness the turbulent emotions of young love and then deliver them on paper is not only addicting, but nostalgic. In fact, my own sixteen-year-old self- long a memory- manages to come alive again at the turn of every page.
For the purposes of book club, weather permitting, an informal picnic complete with a blue and white checkered tablecloth at the local park would be ideal. A basket bearing ham and cheese sandwiches, potato salad, pickles, and bottled soda would recall Danny and the female protagonist, Isabelle's reunion after a summer spent apart in 1967. For the matter of dessert, this meal would not be complete without Mama Rose's chocolate chip cookies.
December 26, 2012
Danny is a sweet boy that you want to protect, you feel empathy for him, pride in his accomplishments, and heartbreak during his pain. Isabelle is a beautiful sorrow-filled girl who just wants to know why her mother didn't love her enough to stay. Combining these two amazing young people's lives, you just know that you have to fall in love with both of these characters, and the way they are written, you become so attached to their complex personalities, and interaction. The colorful grandmother, the friends, Uncle Hal, Mr. Beckett,the relationships and the character building are superb. Rhonda, you have done an amazing job with book one, and I for one, cannot wait for book 2.
January 21, 2017
This is a wonderful book.
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