Beneath the Shadows

How do you begin to move on, if the past won’t let you go?

When Grace’s husband, Adam, inherits a cottage on the isolated North Yorkshire moors, they leave London behind to try a new life. However, a week later, Adam vanishes, leaving their baby daughter on the doorstep.

The following year, Grace returns to the tiny village of Roseby. She is desperate for answers, but it seems the slumbering village is unwilling to give up its secrets. As Grace learns more about the locals and the area’s superstitions and folklore, strange dreams begin to trouble her. Are the villagers hiding something, or is she becoming increasingly paranoid? Only as snowfall threatens to cut them off from the rest of the world does Grace begin to understand how close the threat lies, and that she and her daughter may be in terrible danger if she cannot get them away in time.

‘Foster’s second page-turning tale of suspense set on the snow-covered moors has something for everyone: mystery, romance, paranormal activity and mortal danger.’
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Beneath the Shadows: the idea for the story

Although this was the second novel I published, it was the first story I began writing when I was in my early twenties. I was inspired by the landscape of the North Yorkshire moors, where my husband’s family have lived for many years. There are so many brilliant superstitions and legends to work with, which were great fun to research for the story.

Beneath the Shadows: the publishing story

Beneath the Shadows was published in 2011, and was one of my most challenging books to finish as the deadline coincided with being a first-time mum - a baby and a book deadline didn’t mix too well, but I got there in the end!

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