Shadrach Cobb is born a slave on a Mississippi cotton plantation, fathered by his master, Morris Pendrickton, and hated by Barlow Pendrickton, Morris' son and legal heir. Barlow's hatred is intensified because Shadrach has inherited a skill in the shoe-making craft which had passsed down through the Pendrickton family for generations, which endears him to Morris. A perceived threat against his life by Barlow prompts Shadrach and his wife, Kancy, to escape via the Underground Railroad and eventually settle in Canada, where Shadrach earns a college degree and develops a successful shoe...

"MUSIC ISN'T JUST LEARNING NOTES AND PLAYING THEM, YOU LEARN MUSIC TO PLAY THE MUSIC OF YOUR SOUL." Jesse Jones thought she had been put off playing music for life after an early trauma with a recorder teacher left her with a phobia of reading music. Fate intervenes when she meets the Muddy River Boys and subsequent events lead her to pick up a violin. Longing to play this beautiful instrument brings about an extraordinary musical adventure and encounters with colourful characters that assist her in her quest. From the early pitfalls of buying a Stradivarius on eBay, to finding friends to...

Tis strange, - but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction if it could be told, How much would novels gain by the exchange How differently the world would men behold (Byron) The strange journey of Jesse Jones continues as she tries to publish her first book and CD in between hospital visits, playing the violin, complicated relationships, crazy housemates and everyday drama. Looking back life seemed quite normal, but that of course was before the Witch. The Witch holds the key to something significant in Jesse's life, and only by continuing on her musical journey will Jesse...