The Girl in the Rain: The Epic Forgotten: First Crusade
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This is the final, cryptic entry scrawled in the journal belonging to the late John Chapel – a journal that detailed his obsession with finding a woman who didn’t exist. Hers was just one of several faces that he insisted he saw there in the rain, and one of the many voices that called to him every night, drawing him further into madness. Despite his wife’s unwavering faith and tireless determination, she could only watch helplessly as the man she loved slowly faded away, like a fingerprint on a window being washed away by the rain.
Now, months after his death, new information has surfaced that sheds new light on her husband’s bizarre case and renews Gwenn Chapel’s search for the truth. Her only allies in this crusade are her husband’s old mentor and eccentric history professor, Dr. Campbell, and his former best friend (and her old flame), Jeremy Connelly. As she uncovers her husband’s dark past, however, she begins to question their motivations behind helping her and suspects that one of them is hiding a dark secret of his own. Can she trust either of them to help her discover the truth or will it only be found in the cryptic pages of that journal John left behind?
Only Gwenn Chapel can decide where the truth lies as she embarks on a journey that will challenge her faith, the limits of her sanity, and even her love for her husband. Will she be able to put all of those pieces together that her husband left for her to unlock the mystery behind the “girl in the rain”, or be pushed over the edge and dragged down into that abyss with him?
This is the first in “The Epic Forgotten” series, which is a gigantically-proportioned tale about the three kinds of love we seek out in our lifetimes, the depths of loss, suffering, friendship, and faith told through the eyes of a widow, a history professor, and the cryptic words of a long-dead crusader.
So, take your seat beside Dr. Campbell’s fire, have a glass of Calvados, and enjoy the tale of John Chapel and his twenty-six ghosts.
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About the author
J Christopher Wickham currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he works at insidious plots to entertain his children and fans alike. Author of "The Girl in the Rain" and the sequels, "Through a Watery Veil" and "Across Lakes of Sorrow", he is working on the fourth in the "Epic Forgotten" series (TBA) as well as bringing his first books to the audiobook world (TBA).
His writing style has been likened to Grisham, a bit of Bradbury, and even Stephenie Meyer (who knew?), by the book genome project. The Girl in the Rain spent many weeks on HarperCollins' "Authonomy" site in the top 100, and was praised by many of his contemporaries there.
What's it about?
"The Epic Forgotten" is a gigantically-proportioned tale about the three kinds of love we seek out in this lifetime (and perhaps the next), the depths of loss, suffering, friendship and faith told through the eyes of a widow, a history professor, and several others, as well as through the cryptic words of a dead crusader.
So, take your seat by Dr. Campbell's fire, have a glass of Calvados, and enjoy the tale of the late John Chapel and his twenty-six ghosts.
