The Séance is a wonderfully atmospheric gothic mystery set in Victorian England. It’s not surprising that Constance is advised to “sell the Hall unseen burn it to the ground and plough the earth with salt if you will but never live there…” The dark secrets of the Hall’s sinister past are revealed to the reader through the narratives of Constance, Montague and another young woman, Eleanor Unwin, whose fate also becomes linked with the house. Alone in the world, Constance is contacted by solicitor John Montague and learns of an inheritance connecting her with Wraxford Hall, a crumbling manor house surrounded by gloomy woods. Unfortunately though, Constance’s decision has tragic consequences that she couldn’t have foreseen. She has her doubts as to whether it’s really possible to summon spirits, but she hopes it might offer her mother some comfort. When Constance Langton’s little sister Alma dies, she takes her grieving mother to a séance.
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