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Night Sisters A Novel Sara Rath Terrace Books Dark shadows and ghostly apparitions abound in this witty tale of suspense and romance Nell Grendon never thought about communing with the dead when she was growing up in Little Wolf, Wisconsin; she was more concerned with slumber parties, boys, and the Lord's Prayer Ring she won (dishonestly) in a Methodist Bible Bee. But when a chance visit to the eccentric but charming Wocanaga Spiritualist Camp brings the adult Nell face-to-face with the elderly medium Grace Waverly, she cannot resist the temptation to learn more about spirit mediumship. Nell intends to fake her intuitive talents, but soon she spontaneously channels Angella Wing, an actress from the 1920s once known as the "Woman of a Thousand Voices." Nell attempts to conceal her occult interests from skeptical friends, including George, a handsome jazz musician who rents an apartment in her historic home, and Polly, a childhood friend with buried anguish of her own. But soon Angella's mischievous presence begins to make Nell's life more and more difficult, eventually attracting shadows of Nell's past. As she tries to free herself from Angella's influence, Nell is forced into an investigation of a mysterious death at the very heart of her childhood—and the revelation of surprisingly dark secrets. Sara Rath is the author of the best-selling novel Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages, as well as four volumes of poetry and five nonfiction books, including The Complete Cow. She has also written for television and film. She lives in Spring Green, Wisconsin.       Wisconsin Public Television talk: Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.) Of Related Interest: The Waters of Star Lake A Novel Sara Rath “Enormously readable. The audience that enjoyed Star Lake Saloon will come back for more, and those who start this novel will want to enjoy the first one. Visiting the North as Sara Rath recreates it is a welcome treat.”—Jim Fleming, reader for “Chapter a Day” on Wisconsin Public Radio Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages A Novel Sara Rath "Readers will enjoy how Rath has thrown in a bit of everything— mystery, family drama, love story, and comedy—and will certainly like getting to know Hannah as she fights big business, hot flashes, and her own resistance to this wild and lovely place."—Booklist Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages An Abridged Audio Book Sara Rath As read by Jim Fleming on Wisconsin Public Radio's Chapter a Day program Dancing With A Cowboy Sara Lindsay Rath “Sara creates herself in the voice of these poems: vulnerable, desiring, tough-minded, and generous at once. Straightforward. Sure. And above all, genuine.”—Mark Doty

October 2008 LC: 2008011970 PS 328 pp.  6 x 9 Cloth $24.95 t ISBN 978-0-299-22870-5 ADD TO CART   A trade imprint of the University of Wisconsin Press "Rath's portrayal of mediumship's humorous moments is laugh-out-loud funny. She captures a side of Spiritualism that few outsiders are aware of and that no story about them can be complete without." —Christine Wicker, author of Lily Dale: The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead

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