Claudia Rose Pickett is a young woman who lives through the Civil War on a farm near Bloomfield, Missouri. She experiences all the horrors of war, including the death of neighbors and family members, destruction of property, intense fear, and hunger.

Her fiance, Andy Norton, fights for the Union. When they become engaged, Claudia Rose expects to get married right away, but already the war has gone from being a threat to a reality. Andy refuses to get married until the war is over and he has all his limbs and can support a family. In the Shadow of Thy Wings is their love story, even though they are apart most of the time.

Bloomfield, a small town in southeast Missouri, is a strategic spot for either army to set up headquarters at various times, making it an extremely dangerous area to live. All the main characters rely on their faith in God, even though they sometimes question where God is in all the madness.

January 1, 1866--Claudia Rose and Clary Pickett are still on the family farm with Paw and Aunt Minnie near Bloomfield, Missouri. They and everyone around them are struggling to overcome the horrors and the losses they experienced during the Civil War. All around them are reminders of those losses.

Emotional and spiritual healing comes slowly, and there's still much anger toward those who fought on the opposing side. But as they begin to rebuild their lives, trusting in God to give them grace, they find themselves moving toward a more hopeful future. They're able to plant and harvest gardens and crops. Hard physical work contributes to the healing of the inner hurts. It takes longer to replace livestock because money is scarce. But slowly the farms build back up. No one has forgotten the years when they were hungry all the time, and they're grateful for every blessing they now enjoy.

The little church builds back slowly, and the members are thankful when a young minister comes from Georgia on his way out west and stays a while to be their pastor. Friends fall in love, get married, and have children. Two and a half years after the war ends, there's still a long way to go before healing and renewal will be complete, but Claudia Rose, Clary, and their friends are moving forward.

Claudia Rose Pickett is a young woman who lives through the Civil War on a farm near Bloomfield, Missouri. She experiences all the horrors of war, including the death of neighbors and family members, destruction of property, intense fear, and hunger.

Her fiance, Andy Norton, fights for the Union. When they become engaged, Claudia Rose expects to get married right away, but already the war has gone from being a threat to a reality. Andy refuses to get married until the war is over and he has all his limbs and can support a family. In the Shadow of Thy Wings is their love story, even though they are apart most of the time.

Bloomfield, a small town in southeast Missouri, is a strategic spot for either army to set up headquarters at various times, making it an extremely dangerous area to live. All the main characters rely on their faith in God, even though they sometimes question where God is in all the madness.