The Grotto - Carr, Linn

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Résumé :
A medicine woman will mend the birdmans broken wings, but take heed, my lovely, for he is a brooding angel. So whispers a famous clairvoyant to neuroscientist Aimee Moreau, a woman who is not typically a follower of paranormal beliefs. This riddle propels Aimee on an amazing journey of discovery that will soon uncover deep secrets about her mother. A few months after her visit to the clairvoyant, Aimee learns her mother is dead. In the midst of her grief, she finds a cryptic note concealed inside a rosary pouch. Aimee slowly begins to interpret clues that reveal her mothers double life, which included a clandestine relationship with a Jesuit priest. As she learns, she embarks on a mission to discover more. When Aimee arrives at the hermitage of the reclusive clericcalled the Brooding Angel by her mothershe is swept into a world of mysticism, magic, and paranormal seduction. Shocked by her findings and fueled by maternal loyalty, Aimee flees to her ancestral homeland, where she must join forces with her mothers beguiling companion to decipher a powerful spiritual riddle. As Aimee finally unravels her mothers web of illusions, she uncovers something so sinisterso spellbindingthat it shatters not only everything she has ever believed in, but also everything she is.

Biographie:
Linn Carr has won honorable mentions in two Writers Digest short story competitions and enjoys attending literary conferences and workshops. She lives in New England with her husband and two daughters. This is her debut novel....

Sommaire:
A medicine woman will mend the birdmans broken wings, but take heed, my lovely, for he is a brooding angel. So whispers a famous clairvoyant to neuroscientist Aimee Moreau, a woman who is not typically a follower of paranormal beliefs. This riddle propels Aimee on an amazing journey of discovery that will soon uncover deep secrets about her mother. A few months after her visit to the clairvoyant, Aimee learns her mother is dead. In the midst of her grief, she finds a cryptic note concealed inside a rosary pouch. Aimee slowly begins to interpret clues that reveal her mothers double life, which included a clandestine relationship with a Jesuit priest. As she learns, she embarks on a mission to discover more. When Aimee arrives at the hermitage of the reclusive clericcalled the Brooding Angel by her mothershe is swept into a world of mysticism, magic, and paranormal seduction. Shocked by her findings and fueled by maternal loyalty, Aimee flees to her ancestral homeland, where she must join forces with her mothers beguiling companion to decipher a powerful spiritual riddle. As Aimee finally unravels her mothers web of illusions, she uncovers something so sinisterso spellbindingthat it shatters not only everything she has ever believed in, but also everything she is....