Beyond Black, by Hilary Mantel
This is the story of Alison, a Sensitive, who survived an abusive childhood to become a somewhat successful Spiritualist/performer. The problem is that she can never truly forget her miserable childhood when those who abused her continue to haunt her – literally. She takes on a repressed, morally superior assistant named [...]
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Posted in Book Reviews, Death and Dying, England, supernatural on March 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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