HAUNTINGS

Haunted is a wonderful book part history part rumination on life and of course a haunting book about ghosts beautifully written fascinating deeply moving and thought provoking James Holland A proper page turner A fascinating tangle of witches and mermaids drowned fishers and dead warriors ghostly planes and spectral horses Christopher Somerville author of Ships of Heaven One of the most enjoyable books on the paranormal I ve read Neil Oliver creates a bucket list of places to visit perfect for both paranormal investigators and history buffs alike Nick Tyler author of Haunted Yorkshire For longer than recorded history there have been tales of spirits and of places where our hackles rise and our skin turns cold Bestselling historian Neil Oliver travels the British Isles on a deliciously spine chilling tour that spans several centuries and explores more than 20 sites castles vicarages and towers lonely shorelines and forgotten battlefields to unpick their stories Oliver invokes his family s history alongside that of kings and queens past as he probes why