Beyond the Veil

Spiral Patterns In A Book A Strange Tape Of Music From Russia And An Oddly Carved Walking Stick All Have A Profound Effect On A Group Of Friends In England. Ellen Is Thirty-Something And Alone Until A Chance Meeting With A Young Widower Adam Thomas Starts A Chain Of Uncanny Events Which Enthrall And Endanger Them Both. Choice And Contingency Happenstance And Coincidence All Blend To Bring The Two Together And Lift The Pall Of Loss Covering Their Lives. A Rich Backdrop Of Music Archaeology Books And Plant Lore Enables The Author Of Beyond The Veil To Touch Deeper Issues Of Bereavement Friendship Illness Recovery And The Impact Of Objects From The Past On Our Lives. Altered States Heightened Sensitivities And Unseen Communications Are Also Explored As Is The Nature Of Spiritual Ecstasy In A Thoughtful Novel That Gives Separate Paths An Unusual And Satisfying Convergence The Debut Novel From Mirabelle Maslin.