First published 2015
Laura Lynne Jackson teaches literature by day on Long Island, but she harbors a secret that sets her apart from her colleagues and students. She can see luminous connections between the living and the dead, perceiving what others believe to be an impenetrable divide as merely a thin barrier. As a child, Jackson first noticed her difference through overwhelming empathy and troubling premonitions about those around her. Her mother revealed that this psychic ability runs in their family. For two decades, Jackson maintains separate lives: educator during school hours, medium conducting private readings after dark. She helps grieving people reconnect with departed relatives, delivering messages with startling precision. Eventually, her dual existence converges and she accepts her calling completely. Scientific organizations have tested and confirmed her paranormal abilities. Through her personal story and accounts of the families she has helped, Jackson explores fundamental questions about existence, death, and life's purpose. She presents cases of reconciliation that bridge the gap between worlds, offering her perspective on consciousness and human connection. The book provides Jackson's framework for meaningful living, built on her belief that love transcends physical death and that all people remain interconnected across time and space.
Genres: psychology, biography-memoir, spirituality, paranormal
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-journey
Setting: Long Island
288 pages · Hardcover · Spiegel & Grau