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The Boy Who Could See Death
From Salley Vickers bestselling author of Miss Garnet's Angel comes The Boy Who Could See Death an enchanting and unsettling collection of short storiesEli is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary gift It will shape the course of his whole life but he learns the hard way he must keep it hidden from those who know him best Seeing death is a mixed blessingEli is not the only one defying the world's expectations of him Cousin Francesca a charming spinster and a favourite with the children is harbouring kleptomaniac tendencies Sarah Palliser living alone next to a ramshackle graveyard is more scared of the small box under her stairs than the ghosts outside her window Meanwhile dreamy artist Nan is nursing a growing obsession with wolves in Britain and the recently widowed Frances finds herself
inventing an exotic imaginary boyfriend to pass the timePush through an unassuming front door on an unremarkable street or peer into the glowing fluorescent windows of an urban office block and within you'll find strange and unforgettable scenes normal people caught in situations they do not quite comprehendSalley Vickers is a master of the uncanny and the unexpected In this collection of eleven remarkable stories she explores bereavement and betrayal closely guarded secrets and common gossip long-overdue endings and decidedly strange beginnings Each story is perfectly formed a snapshot of a total stranger a fleeting glimpse of lives spiced with a little something extra
inventing an exotic imaginary boyfriend to pass the timePush through an unassuming front door on an unremarkable street or peer into the glowing fluorescent windows of an urban office block and within you'll find strange and unforgettable scenes normal people caught in situations they do not quite comprehendSalley Vickers is a master of the uncanny and the unexpected In this collection of eleven remarkable stories she explores bereavement and betrayal closely guarded secrets and common gossip long-overdue endings and decidedly strange beginnings Each story is perfectly formed a snapshot of a total stranger a fleeting glimpse of lives spiced with a little something extra
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