Able to see the future at times, she uses her gift to help those she cares for.ĭefiance has dreams of being a nurse, though her grandmother would prefer for her to be a midwife as well. A midwife who has delivered many of the townspeople, she is adjusting to the turn toward modern medicine and women preferring to have their babies delivered by doctors. Gran is a holder of secrets and a believer in the old ways of doing things. It’s the perfect backdrop for equally vibrant and strong-willed characters Defiance and Gran, granddaughter and grandmother locked in a somewhat contentious relationship further aggravated by the absence of Defiance’s mother. I love how she makes the landscape of her book, Haunted, come alive with vivid descriptions and exquisite, vibrant word choices. Review: Barbara Haworth-Attard is a beautiful writer. In the process she learns terrible truths about her absent mother, and the father she has never known. Working against the growing suspicion of the townspeople, Dee tries to unravel the mystery of who is committing the murders, but when an obviously innocent man is arrested, Dee must step up her efforts. Evil is haunting the town as more girls die, but Dee is the only one who can see it. Gifted with a second sight that involves seeing ghosts, Dee becomes involved in a murder investigation when the bones of a good friend are discovered on Price’s Mountain. Summary: Dee (short for Defiance) lives with her midwife grandmother in small town Ontario just after World War I has ended.
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