The second book of my occasional blog posts featuring indie authors

Published by - Wrate's Publishing

Cover design - Rachel Middleton

In the wake of his mother’s death, 16-year-old Ollie is thrust into the world of his uncle, Dominic Quinn, a renowned stage medium. Communing with the dead runs in Ollie’s family – or so he believes. But as he starts to hear voices in his head, he must confront the possibility that they are no more than a spiral into hereditary madness.

Haunted by the mysterious letter that plagued his mum’s final days, Ollie embarks on a quest for answers. With the help of one of his uncle’s mysterious books and the support of his classmate, Hannah, Ollie delves into the secrets surrounding his mother’s past.

But as he navigates the blurred line between reality and the paranormal, he must face a daunting question: will it make him famous like his uncle, or dead like his mother? In this gripping young adult novel, Ollie discovers that sometimes, the most terrifying ghosts are the ones we carry inside.

How to Hear Ghosts is billed as a Young Adult novel, presumably based on the fact that Ollie, the main character is 16 and we see the story through his eyes, sharing his awkwardness as he negotiates the death of his mother, his developing relationship with Hannah, and generally learning to cope in an adult world whilst trying to work out if the ‘other world’ exists. Well it might be a YA novel, but this OA (not yet P) thoroughly enjoyed it and as someone who has become more open minded about things I cannot see or understand, I learnt some interesting stuff about this subject. A real page turner, I highly recommend it.

Available in paperback and kindle
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Hear-Ghosts-David-Griffiths/dp/1739375882