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Gorgeous, an utter delight MARIAN KEYES A charming debut that sparks with fun and fizz GOOD HOUSEKEEPING A must read! SOPHIE IRWIN Storytelling at its finest STYLIST A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN PRIZE Mrs Wood is Londons most celebrated medium. Shes managed to survive decades in the competitive world of contacting the Other Side, has avoided the dreaded slips that revealed others as frauds and is still hosting packed-out sances for Victorian high society. Yet, some of her patrons have recently cancelled their appointments. There are reports of American mediums nearly materialising full spirits and audiences are no longer satisfied with the knocking on tables and candle theatrics of years gone by. And then, at one of Mrs Woods routine gatherings, she hears something terrifying faint, but unmistakable: a yawn. Mrs Wood needs to spice up her brand. She decides to take on Emmie, a young protg, to join her show. But is Emmie Finch the nave ingenue she seems to be? Or does she pose more of a threat to Mrs Woods reign and, more horrifyingly, her reputation than Mrs Wood could ever have imagined?