Abigail Burden – illustratör

Spirits roam these hotel halls... looking for that final warm embrace. Someone to hold them tight. And never let go.Mark, a young professional, anticipated a pleasurable week with his work friends in the Irish countryside, a jolly company celebrating right before Halloween in a manor house surrounded by deep woods leading to the ocean, with a history of its own. Still young among them, Mark feels quite alone - but his ambition drives him on.Now suddenly Mark is feeling disoriented, scared and alone. Waking up in different rooms and places around the hotel. Not remembering going to sleep the previous night at all. Things take a darker turn for him, confused within the manor walls. The waves of the nearby ocean slowly beating, and calling out his name. To whom can he turn, to find help in this confusion?It's time for Mark to make some new friends: A psychic. And a ghost!A crash of a triangle which leads in many directions.Which one will prove to be the one Mark was looking for all along and which one was indeed looking for him? And may lead to his doom. Is Mark finally going to come face to face with somebody that really needs him?Ghost Story is a gothic young adult novella of haunting, time-crossed mystery and romance, set on the wild Atlantic coast of Ireland.Hand-painted colour illustrations by Scottish artist."Cooper thrills from the opening pages in this tense, time-crossed gothic beauty. Fans of hauntings in a classical mode will enjoy this brisk tale, which boasts a shocking conclusion that readers will guess at while hoping for a happy ending. A time-crossed ghost story that is equal parts haunting and suspenseful.When the past and present slip into each other, Cooper keeps the narrative clear but its mysteries tantalizingly elusive."- BookLife by Publishers Weekly"Barbara Cooper plays the long game in this tantalizing and mysterious paranormal journey. There's a lot going on behind the scenes of this ghostly mystery that young readers can enjoy and dissect. Mixed in with creepy events is a story of connection, finding your purpose, and what some people will do to attain that kind of freedom. I loved the complexity of this book and the ways in which Cooper displays universal human feelings."- Independent Book Review