Category: Family Publisher: brianhurst.com
ISBN-10: 1516972821
Type: Fiction
Pages: 204
Copyright: Aug 20, 2015
ISBN-13: 9781516972821
Price: $3.00 (eBook)
A grieving widow with two sons in 1951 England visits her parents-in-law for a week and has some mind-altering experiences at seances.
Set in 1951,year of the Festival of Britain, this second novel by a renowned psychic medium relates how a grieving English widow and her two sons spend a week in the country with in-laws and experience some unexpected adventures and mind-altering events that provide unique opportunities for growth.
The pains and problems of puberty are realistically portrayed as teenager Jack Wilson, a boy living in poverty without a father, searches for friendship and self-worth.
Combining historical fact and fiction, this story recreates life in East Anglia with a cast of unusual and unforgettable characters and nostalgic reminders of things as they used to be.
Excerpt
Everyone's attention was turned to the swirling white ectoplasm as it slowly rose to a height of about five feet. Almost instantaneously the features of a young boy appeared and a woman in the circle cried out "Michael! Oh my God, it's my boy Michael."
"Mummy, I'm here!" the boy said in a clear unbroken voice.
He was dressed in what looked like a white nightgown. He had bare arms and rather long, curly brown hair that gave him a cherubic appearance. He could easily have been an angel, except he lacked wings. He smiled at his mother and revealed a perfect set of teeth.
"I've grown up a bit," he said moving closer to her. She reached out her arms to touch him but Mrs. Harris said quickly: "Let him touch you first. He may not be quite solid yet."
The boy grinned:"I am, and I want to hug my mother," he said, "I want her to know I'm not really dead."
Professional Reviews
Under the Pink Light
By Alan R Briggs on January 20, 2016
Format: Kindle Edition
I thoroughly enjoyed 'Under the Pink Light.' The vivid description of sights and sounds in and around the small village delivers you to the doorstep of the main characters, their friends, and aquaintances. From there, you follow them through conflicts, discoveries, new friendships, and two fact-based séances. The story is a pleasurable read, a visit to a simpler time, and a welcome break from our hurried lives of today. I do recommend this book.
Let this coming of age story of a boy named Bean take you back to a simple time. Set in a small southern town in the 1960's, encircled by a river and gleaming white cotton fields.