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Galveston photos related to SHATTERED SOULS
My young adult novel, SHATTERED SOULS (Philomel, Fall 2011) is the story of a reincarnated ghost mediator with past life amnesia who is being pursued by a pissed off demon that wants her dead and a hot guy from her past lives who... well, just wants her.
The photos below are the settings for scenes in the book.
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Retaining wall where Alden sits in
Old City Cemetery, Galveston |
 The Hotel Galvez where Alden's
IC hearing takes place. |
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Seawall monument were Alden and Lenzi meet IC representative |
View of Galveston Bay from Seawall. |
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Pictures of Galveston relating to the Storm of 1900
(Photos are public domain)
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Wreckage left after the storm surge receded. |
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A sand slurry was pumped in from the ship channel to raise the level of the island |
The seawall is around 17 feet high. It was backfilled with sand dredged from the ship channel. |
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Postcard from 1908 depicting the east end of the seawall |
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Galveston Cemetery Pictures
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A mausoleum partially buried during the raising of Galveston Island after the Great Storm of 1900. Emily is 4 feet tall. The top of the door was probably 7 feet above the ground before the storm. |
Another mausoleum partially buried by the Storm of 1900. |
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Caretaker’s shed. |
Back of the Old City Cemetery caretaker’s shed. |
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| More Cemetery Photos |
