The Life and Death Parade

Haunting, unexpected, beautifully written. One of the best books I ve read this year LOUISE O NEILL on In the Dark, In the WoodsKitty has had an idyllic childhood growing up alongside the wealthy Bramley family in rural England, as the daughter of the head housekeeper. But when the prophecy of a psychic leads to the death of the family s golden boy, Nikki, the house become dark, haunted by memories of the past. One day a young boy is brought to the house to help them: a boy who can speak to the dead. Kitty is convinced he s a charlatan - but the magic seems to work. The darkness is lifting.But there are things Kitty can t ignore - evidence of strange rituals, shadows of the boy she lost, and Kitty begins to suspect that this boy had something to do with Nikki s death. More, that he may have the very real power to bring him back...