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It's July in New York City, and aspiring filmmaker Wes Auckerman has just arrived to start his summer term at NYU. While shooting a séance at a psychic's in the East Village, he meets a mysterious, intoxicatingly beautiful girl named Annie.
As they start spending time together, Wes finds himself falling for her, drawn to her rose-petal lips and her entrancing glow. There's just something about her that he can't put his finger on, something faraway and otherworldly that compels him to fall even deeper. Annie's from the city, and yet she seems just as out of place as Wes feels. Lost in the chaos of the busy city streets, she's been searching for something-a missing ring. And now Annie is running out of time and needs Wes's help. As they search together, Annie and Wes uncover secrets lurking around every corner, secrets that will reveal the truth of Annie's dark past.
About the author
Katherine Howe schreibt zurzeit an ihrer Doktorarbeit an der Universität von Boston. Sie hat sich eingehend mit dem Thema Hexen befasst. Ihre Familie stammt aus der Nähe von Salem, einer kleinen Stadt in Massachusetts, die traurige Berühmtheit durch die Hexenverfolgungen im späten 17. Jahrhundert erlangte. Zu den Vorfahren von Katherine Howe gehören Elizabeth Proctor, die der Hexerei angeklagt wurde, aber überlebt hat, und Elizabeth Howe, die in Salem als Hexe gehängt wurde.
Summary
A haunting, contemporary love story with secrets lurking around every corner
Report
'Howe has a historian's sure grasp of period detail as well as a keen ear for contemporary dialogue...Annie is a sassy heroine who takes the unfamiliarity of being dead and the wonders of new technology in her stride'.
Independent
