We Played with Fire. A mystical novel based on true events
We Played with Fire. A mystical novel based on true events
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“If only I could make them doubt, just once. Show them that the world is full of things they cannot explain...”
Maggie and her family move to the other side of the state, to a cold house where she and her younger sister, Kate, are simply dying of boredom.
To entertain themselves, the girls try to convince their parents that the house is haunted, complaining about creaking floorboards and noises at night. But soon strange sounds really do begin to echo through the house, the source of which neither Maggie nor Kate can explain...
The novel “We Played with Fire” will appeal to all fans of the mystical. The plot is inspired by the lives of the real-life Fox sisters, Kate and Margaret, considered the founders of spiritualism, and the atmosphere of the nineteenth century is rendered with captivating realism.
The book is part of the “MYTH. Here and There” series. Learn more about the series below.
About the series
MYTH. Here and There. Books You Can’t Escape
Imagine that somewhere near us there is another world—strange and wonderful, frightening or magical. It could be an alien planet, a parallel universe, or a portal to the past. What matters is that once you enter it, you will discover something new about yourself. Are you ready to open the door and come face to face with the unknown?
The “Here and There” series brings together books in which incredible worlds and adventures are always close at hand.
Book highlights
— A mysterious, romantic, and captivating story based on the lives of the real nineteenth-century mediums, the Fox sisters.
— The novel is not only filled with intrigue but also offers a broad panorama of the social issues of its time: the fight for women’s rights and against racial discrimination, and the sisters’ confrontation with conservative society and the church.
— Magical realism and family secrets.
— Translated by the translator of the famous “Infinite Jest.”
Who this book is for
For teenagers and adults who love the mysterious and mystical.
Author: Catherine Barter
Translator: Sergey Karpov
Publisher: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber (MIF)
Series: MYTH. Here and There
Genre: Young Adult Literature, Contemporary Foreign Fiction
ISBN: 978-5-00195-628-0
Pages: 352 (Offset)
Design
Weight: 386 g
Dimensions: 207x133x23 mm
