Shouts and Whispers includes fourteen tales that cover the period from the 1840s through the 1900s and brings to life a variety of experiences and characters living on the Chesapeake Bay, particularly Virginia's Northern Neck, a region rich in American history and folklore. Set in such places as Devil's Bottom and a fictitious Bayberry Creek, and amid the memorials of the Civil War dead, the stories present a diverse view of life situations and characters - stories about family, the natural world, and about the power of love, courage and personal honor.