The Life and Death Parade
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Publisher Description
Strange rituals, hauntings and the occult collide in this darkly memorable YA thriller. Perfect for fans of Louise O'Neill, Sarah Waters and Donna Tartt.
One year ago, Kitty's boyfriend Nikki Bramley visited a psychic who told him he had no future. Now, he's dead. With the Bramleys grieving inside their rural English home, Kitty sets out to find the psychic who read Nikki his fate.
Instead she finds Roan, an enigmatic medium claiming he can speak to the dead. He belongs to the Life and Death Parade - a group that explore the thin veil between this world and the next.
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 ...
'Haunting, unexpected, beautifully written. One of the best books I've read this year' LOUISE O'NEILL on In the Dark, In the Woods
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Katherine "Kitty" Damice is a 16-year-old orphan who lives in an English castle with her deceased mother's former employers, Lord and Lady Bramley. The previous summer, a psychic told the Bramley's youngest son, Nikki, that he had no future. Now Nikki is dead, and his family is falling apart. Kitty goes in search of the fatalistic fortune teller, hoping for answers. Instead, she finds Roan, a teenage medium. Roan, who belongs to a religious traveling carnival called the Life and Death Parade, offers to help Kitty and bring the Bramleys closure by contacting Nikki. His s ance proves cathartic, and the grateful family invites him to move in. But as Roan teaches Kitty about "the LDP," she can't stop questioning his motives. An intriguing premise, clever twists, and evocative writing buoy Wass's debut novel. Flashbacks chronicle the events preceding Nikki's demise, heightening suspense, and although shallow plotting and underdeveloped characters dampen the story's impact, Wass delivers some keen observations regarding love, faith, and grief. Ages 14 18.
