"Shadow of the Past" by Edith Maud (E.M.) Gull is a fascinating story about love, loss and recovery. The main character, a young artist Elizabeth, is looking for her own way in a world full of mysteries and secrets. Interweaving the eras and fates of various characters, the book reveals to the reader the boundless power of love and passion, as well as eternal questions about the meaning of the past in our present. "The Shadow of the Past" is a work that fascinates with its writing skill and fascinates with its philosophical background.