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Registered dietitian Brenda Davis is a leader in her field, an internationally acclaimed speaker, and the coauthor of more than 7 books, including Becoming Raw, The New Becoming Vegetarian, and Defeating Diabetes. Brenda is the lead dietitian on a diabetes intervention research project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. She lives in Kelowna, British Columbia. Vesanto Melina, a registered dietitian, is a sought - after speaker and consultant. She has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia and the Bastyr University in Seattle. She coauthored the joint position paper on vegetarian diets for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Dietitians of Canada, and is currently a consultant to the government of British Columbia.

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SHADOWS

Balboa Press

Contents

Introduction..................................ixPart One......................................11 Lily and Jane...............................32 Jane and Bess...............................113 Jane........................................164 Henry and Bess..............................185 Henry.......................................216 Bess and Henry..............................257 Jane and Henry..............................298 Jane........................................319 Coach Mason.................................3810 Reverend Leslie............................4111 Henry......................................4412 Henry and Jane.............................5013 Jane.......................................5414 Robert.....................................5715 Sarg.......................................5916 Robert.....................................6517 Jane.......................................6918 Bess and Jane..............................7519 Lily Rose..................................7820 Jane and Bess and Lily.....................8521 Jake.......................................8722 Jane.......................................9423 James......................................9724 Jane and Jake..............................10225 James......................................10726 Jake.......................................11027 Raymond McCoy..............................11528 Jane.......................................11929 Lily.......................................13530 Jane.......................................14331 Granny and Lily............................14632 Jane.......................................149Part Two......................................1531 Lily........................................1552 John and Jack...............................1613 Lily........................................1754 John........................................1785 Maggie......................................1826 Maggie and Jack.............................1907 Lily........................................1928 Annie Hall..................................1979 Sweetie.....................................20110 Lily.......................................20711 Jane.......................................21412 Joshua and Jenny...........................22013 Joshua.....................................22414 Lily vs Ray................................23115 Ronnie.....................................23616 Doug and Ruth..............................24217 Lily.......................................24718 Annie......................................25119 Lily.......................................25320 Ronnie.....................................25621 Maggie.....................................26122 James......................................26423 Lily.......................................26824 Joshua.....................................27325 Stranger...................................276Epilogue......................................291Author Biography..............................295

Chapter One

Lily Rose Baxter stepped down off the Grey hound bus in the middle of a small south central US town. She was not sure why she got off the bus here but just went with the fact that it felt right. She also felt the name of the town was a sign. The town was called Eden. She thought that Eden was where she needed to start a new and fulfilling life.

Lily left the bus station, walked a few blocks and was in the middle of the town. There were quaint streets with old, well-kept stores built in the old fashion of towns constructed many years ago. As Lily walked down the main street of town, she passed an aged drugstore on the corner of the intersection. As she peered into the glass windows she noted that there was a bar with a soda dispenser behind it and there were stools along the front of the bar with round, red, plastic seats that, of course, turned all the way around. She passed a five and dime store that she saw had the doors open with various items displayed on the street. There was no one around but she was sure none of the items would be stolen just from the feel of the town.

On the end of the block was a newsstand in the corner store. She saw every kind of the reading material through the open doors. Inside the store there was the musty smell of old and new printed material all mixed together. There was a train depot at the end of Main Street that had been refurbished as a traveler information center. Lily walked into the station and saw it had been decorated with the original décor of the days when train stations were the center of activity with passenger trains coming in and people traveling in great numbers.

Today there was one lady sitting behind a desk in the train station. The lady immediately greeted Lily and asked if she could help her. When the lady walked around the desk, Lily saw that she was about five feet two, slim with short gray hair. She had a lovely face and must have been very attractive when she was young. She appeared to be in good shape for her sixty something years as she stood very straight and walked quickly toward Lily.

Lily said, "Hello, I just got off the bus and I like what I see of the town. I think I would like to stay here a while. I will need a place to rent to see if I would like to make this my home."

The lady responded with, "I know you will love this town. I have lived here my entire life and have loved every minute of it. I am sure you can find a place to rent either an efficiency room or an apartment."

Lily answered, "Good. I don't need much but it needs to be furnished."

The lady looked at the one suitcase that Lily was carrying and said, "I will give you some names and addresses of some nice places to rent. Have a look around while I get that information for you."

Lily looked around the depot and noted that everything was restored and the room felt very cozy and inviting. She could almost feel the hustle and bustle of passengers switching places, either coming or going. She wondered if a passenger train even stopped here anymore. That would be something that Lily would like to research because she wanted to know everything about this possible new home.

Lily took the information that the lady handed her which had several names and addresses written in a careful, strict handwriting. Lily thanked her and then asked, "Which is the closest and how do I get there?"

Lily was led to the front porch of the depot then told, "Just go down this street a few blocks, turn left and cross the railroad tracks. Continue a few blocks and you will find the street names on this list. Nearly all the ones I wrote down are in the same area as I noted you were walking. Good luck and come by to see me again."

Lily thanked her and also promised to let her know what she found. There was not much traffic as she crossed the street and headed in the direction that the woman had directed.

This town, in the days when the train was a popular mode of transportation, was a very busy town. The town also had a major highway that ran right through the center of it. These travel modes were a great source of revenue for many businesses. However an interstate had been built a few years back. The interstate went around the town crossing both ends of it and making an arc around the middle of town. There were two exits off the interstate into town, one on each end. Therefore, most of the restaurants and gas stations had migrated to each end of town. The other factor that killed the middle of town...