Shadows of Our Past is a novel about the destinies of three generations of Miltons, a New York family of those about whom they say: “they rule the world.” 1935. Kitty and Ogden Milton are at the height of happiness - they are young, beautiful, love each other, they have wonderful children... But the idyll is destroyed by tragedy - as a result of an absurd accident, their five-year-old son falls out of the window of their apartment on the fourteenth floor. Trying to somehow distract Kitty, Ogden buys Crockett Island with a big beautiful house on it. Everything here breathes peace and serenity. This house will become the Milton family nest. Their children will grow up there, and then their grandchildren...At the beginning of this century, the financial situation no longer allows the third generation of the family to own the island and the house. Talks about selling begin. Evie Milton goes to the island to say goodbye to the house where she spent so many happy days. Her accidental discovery will lead to the collapse of the myth of the impeccable Miltons, the pillars of American society.