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Also by Paul Elwork:

The Girl Who Would Speak For The Dead, March 2012
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The Girl Who Would Speak For The Dead, April 2011
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The Girl Who Would Speak For The Dead
Paul Elwork

Berkley
March 2012
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Featuring: Emily Stewart
336 pages
ISBN: 042524542X
EAN: 9780425245422
Kindle: B00475ARS4
Trade Size / e-Book (reprint)
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Other Editions
Hardcover (April 2011)

Mystery

Emily Stewart is the girl who claims to stand between the living and the dead. During the quiet summer of 1925, she and her brother, Michael, are 13-year-old twins—privileged, precocious, wandering aimlessly around their family’s estate. One day, Emily discovers she can secretly crack her ankle in such a way that a sound appears to burst through the stillness of midair. Knock, knock . . . Emily and Michael gather the neighborhood children to fool them with these "spirit knockings."

Soon, however, this game of contacting the dead creeps into a world of adults still reeling from World War I. When the twins find themselves dabbling in the uncertain territory of human grief and family secrets—knock, knock— verything spins wildly out of control.

Comments

3 comments posted.

Re: The Girl Who Would Speak For The Dead

Wow, what a concept. This book has my curiosity peeked now I'm wondering how things are spinning. I like the cover of this book also. Thank you.
(Margie Gagarin 9:18pm March 22, 2012)

Hi Mr. Elwork,
I must say there are varied reviews of your book on Amazon.com. I decided to go there to read what Amazon had written as a description of your story. Once there, I decided to read a few reviews to see what others thought. Before going to Amazon, I had already decided that I wanted to read your book. After reading the reviews, I want to read it even more! (I hope I win it so I will be able to read it even sooner than will be possible if I have to purchase it. Due to a recent job elimination, the current budget doesn't leave much to purchase books...and there no libraries right close by. Well, actually there is one, but they want non-residents to purchase a library card for $50-60.00!! Unreal, huh?)
I found it quite interesting that this story is loosely based on a real family. Your idea/story line caught my attention as it seems to be quite different from the majoity of that type of story. Families, and people in general, have so many ways that they handle loss, grief, etc and then adding "readings" to the mix, makes it sound very intriguing!
Although I wish Everyone "Good Luck" in your contest, I am hoping that I will be the Lucky Winner! :)
Thank you for having the contest for all of us.
Hope you have a great day!
Uekiya
(Cheri Minott 4:57am March 29, 2012)

sounds like a great book cant wait to read!!!
(Jennifer Beck 8:19pm March 29, 2012)