The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story

Shortlisted For The 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize 'a Page-turner With The Authority Of History' Philippa Gregory 'as Gripping As A Novel. An Engaging, Unsettling, Deeply Satisfying Read' Sarah Waters 'a Wonderful Book About The World Of Mediums' Hilary Mantel, Open Book, Bbc Radio 4 London, 1938. Alma Fielding, An Ordinary Young Woman, Begins To Experience Supernatural Events In Her Suburban Home. Nandor Fodor – A Jewish-hungarian Refugee And Chief Ghost Hunter For The International Institute For Psychical Research – Begins To Investigate. In Doing So He Discovers A Different And Darker Type Of Haunting: Trauma, Alienation, Loss – And The Foreshadowing Of A Nation's Worst Fears. As The Spectre Of Fascism Lengthens Over Europe, And As Fodor's Obsession With The Case Deepens, Alma Becomes Ever More Disturbed. With Rigour, Daring And Insight, The Award-winning Pioneer Of Historical Narrative Non-fiction Kate Summerscale Shadows Fodor's Enquiry, Delving Into Long-hidden Archives To Find The Human Story Behind A Very Modern Haunting. 'an Empathetic, Meticulous Account Of A Spiritual Unravelling; A Tribute To The Astonishing Power Of The Human Mind - But Also A Properly Absorbing, Baffling, Satisfying Detective Story' Aida Edemariam A Pick Of The Autumn In The Times, Sunday Times, Observer And The Guardian