First published 2002
Audrah Sidow believes science can explain everything. As a parapsychologist, she applies rational methods to seemingly irrational phenomena. But her convictions face a test when she encounters the residents of Lyndle Hall, a gathering place in Northumberland's National Park. These broken individuals harbor secrets that challenge her worldview. Each person carries damage that defies easy categorization. Sidow must decide whether her scientific training can truly account for what she observes, or whether some human mysteries resist logical explanation. The tension between her professional skepticism and the unsettling reality before her forces Sidow to question the limits of rational thought.
Genres: mystery, fantasy, contemporary, paranormal, psychological-thriller, academic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Lyndle Hall, Northumberland's National Park
Period: Contemporary
384 pages · Paperback · New English Library