{"product_id":"the-haunting-of-alma-fielding-a-true-ghost-story","title":"The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story - By Kate Summerscale","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elonglisted for the ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, i PAPER, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR AND THE SUNDAY EXPRESS\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A page-turner with the authority of history' PHILIPPA GREGORY\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'As gripping as a novel. An engaging, unsettling, deeply satisfying read' SARAH WATERS\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A wonderful book about the world of mediums' HILARY MANTEL, Open Book, BBC Radio 4\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLondon, 1938. Alma Fielding, an ordinary young woman, begins to experience supernatural events in her suburban home.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNandor 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'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\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA PICK OF THE AUTUMN IN THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND THE GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCategory: Biography \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 216 x 136 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #fe0707;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Summerscale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39399791493162,"sku":"9781408895443","price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/Wild_19.jpg?v=1620269292","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/the-haunting-of-alma-fielding-a-true-ghost-story","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}