The Necromancers: A Novel of Victorian Fiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781727857016)

THE NECROMANCERS is set in contemporary Britain, and the main character is the young barrister Laurie Baxter. Baxter falls in love with a local girl, Amy, who dies of natural causes before they wed. One could say he was obsessed with Amy Nugent. In his distress after her death, he can't bear her absence. He needs to contact her, to touch her again, if at all possible. Baxter had recently converted intellectually to the Catholic Faith, but not with his heart. Amy's death provides a test that he appears to fail. He connects with a spiritualist circle hoping that the medium will help him bring back his love. He will do anything to get back to Amy, except wait for eternity. As goes the ironic inscription on Amy's tombstone - "I shall see her but not now."

Author: Robert Hugh Benson
ISBN-10: 1727857011
ISBN-13: 9781727857016
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2018
Pages: 330
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.74d