Voices Airy (Paperback)

by Catherine Karp (Author)
Key Phrases: spirit cabinet, séance room, spirit lover, Catherine Karp, San Diego, Miss Crumb (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
A ghostly historical drama...captivating and suspenseful... Karp is a gifted wordsmith. -- Dark Realms Magazine, July 1, 2004

An eerie and eminently readable historical novel. -- Juliet Waldron, Author of MOZART'S WIFE

This unique tale has memorable characters whose stories are told against an expertly researched background. -- Romantic Times BOOKclub, July 2004

Product Description
In 1918, a devastating war rages overseas and the Spanish influenza claims millions of lives around the globe. To ease the grief of those who seek her out, Rosaline Milne, a sensuous and captivating San Diego woman, miraculously conjures up spirits of departed loved ones in her darkened seance room.

Seen through the eyes of her new husband, a man haunted by the Great War and a tragic past, and her younger sister, Lucy, Rosaline mystifies the troubled world around her. Is she a fraud? A sufferer of delusions? Or can the dead indeed communicate through a mortal woman's body?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Coachlight Press (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971679045
• ISBN-13: 978-0971679047
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,767,978 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Psychics and Star-Crossed Lovers, July 20, 2004

By	Ara Burklund (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I might be a sucker for tales of psychics and the supernatural, but it was the element of forbidden love that had me hooked on Voices Airy, by Catherine Karp. Even though Lucy, the main character, is jailbait, even by 1918 standards, the tension between her and Joseph, who is considerably older, had me pulling for their union all the way through the novel. Rosaline, a prostitute-turned-spirit-medium who sweeps Joseph off his feet and marries him, manages to be both a formidable adversary and a mother figure to her baby sister Lucy. Following their story was a gut-wrenching treat that had me cheering and crying for both of them, while enjoying the details of WWI San Diego at the same time.

3.0 out of 5 stars Voices Airy, November 15, 2004

By	Tami Brady "Whole Health Therapist" (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The year is 1918. World War One is rumored to end any day now. The influenza is running rampant. Death and chaos is a common companion. For seventeen-year-old Lucy Crumb, life has never been more uncertain. Her father unexpectedly died of a heart attack. Now she would be living with her older sister whom she hadn't seen for a number of years, since her sister was sent away to a home for unwed mothers. There were other rumors about her sister as well. Some said she was a prostitute. Others said her sister pretended to be sort of a psychic to swindle money out of those who'd lost loved ones in these hard times.

Voices Airy is a lovely story about growing up and finding your own way. This book contains a wonderful mix of serious issues pertaining to the lives of those during World War One and the influenza as well as comical issues of love and the paranormal. In this way, the book is neither too heavy and documentary like nor fluffy without any real content. Furthermore, these two aspects of the book complement each other well as it reinforces the need for hope (no matter how fantastical and bizarre) during the tough times.

5.0 out of 5 stars Is she truly a conduit to the world beyond? , October 30, 2004

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

In Voices Airy, novelist Cahterine Karp takes her readers back to the troubled year of 1918 when America and the world were afflicted by two of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse -- War and Pestilence. The devastating toll of World War I and a global outbreak Spanish influenza leave countless individuals stricken with grief from the loss of loved ones. A San Diego woman offers solace by calling up the spirits of the departed in a darkened seance room. Seen through the eyes of her new husband and younger sister, the question arises... is she a fraud, or delusional? Or is she truly a conduit to the world beyond? A captivating and thought-provoking story of the transitions between life and death.