The Spirit Circle

Tara Calaby

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Text Publishing Company
07 January 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction; Australian Fiction

For Ellen Whitfield, the betrothal of her dear friend Harriet to Ellen’s brother has brought both loss and solace. But when Harriet suddenly breaks off the engagement, ostensibly at the insistence of her deceased mother, Ellen is bewildered. And when she learns that Harriet is involved with a spiritualist group led by the charismatic Caroline McLeod, she fears losing her friend altogether.

So it is that practical, sceptical Ellen moves into the gloomy East Melbourne mansion where Caroline, along with her enigmatic daughter Grace, has assembled a motley court of the bereaved. Ellen’s intention is to expose the simple trickery—the hidden cabinets and rigged seances, the levers and wires—that must surely lie behind these visits from the departed.

What she discovers is altogether more complicated.

Tara Calaby weaves a compelling and richly detailed narrative around the romance of old Melbourne in this intriguing, possibly supernatural, historical mystery.

By: Tara Calaby
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781923058217
ISBN 10: 1923058215
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 07 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tara Calaby lives in Gippsland with her wife and far too many books. She is currently a PhD candidate at La Trobe University, researching the social worlds of women in Victorian lunatic asylums. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games, attempting to learn Danish, and patting other people’s dogs.

Reviews for The Spirit Circle

'A moving historical feminist and sapphic narrative that illuminates the shadowy corners of 19th-century colonial culture…' 'House of Longing is a beautiful romance that will break your heart, and set it soaring again, this time with hope.' ‘A good, cracking read.’ ‘Written through a female lens of empowerment, at its heart House of Longing is about accepting who you are and finding ways to live while working to support the changes you can make.’ * ArtsHub on House of Longing *