The Hanged Man and the Fortune Teller
by Lucy Banks
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Pub Date Sep 17 2019 | Archive Date Jul 31 2019
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Description
London, 2017. A long-dead man—nameless, all but formless, not quite here but unable to move on—fights his way across time back to who he was. What happened to him? And what happened to the love of his life? His memories retreat like the tide, tantalizingly close but always receding.
Trapped in a foreign world of electricity and isolation, this nameless ghost is harassed in the right direction by a fellow spirit, his sole companion in the realm of the living—a circus fortune teller tethered to him by a tragic history of her own. In an atmospheric, meditative form that gradually unfolds across the preceding centuries, The Hanged Man and the Fortune Teller unveils a layered and poignant mystery of family, lost love, and generational trauma. With insight and compassion, Lucy Banks gently but deftly probes the boundaries of memory, identity, and what it means to be human.
A melancholy meditation on love, grief, and mortality in the tradition of Shirley Jackson, The Hanged Man and the Fortune Teller is a testament to the longing that comes over us in our lonely moments, when we shiver and feel the presence of someone near us in the dark.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
"Banks’s debut marks the start of a promising urban fantasy series, something like Ghostbusters with a British accent." - Publisher's Weekly, The Case of the Green-Dressed Ghost
"A thoroughly engaging read for anyone, whether new to the series or not." - Booklist, The Case of the Deadly Doppelganger
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781948705547 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Shanaya S, Reviewer
This book was very good. It showed the effect of memory and what it can do to you. It had several different aspects that kept my attention. I truly enjoyed reading it. Thanks for the chance to get to read it early.
Brian J, Reviewer
A fascinating yet horrifying concept of life after death. The spirit of a long-dead man wanders the ether in search of a wife he left behind after an early end. Slowly but inevitably he loses memories of a short life as he travels back from 2017 to the time of his death in the late 19th. century. Along the journey he encounters people he knew during his life although he struggles with the recollections.
From the outset this plot is fresh and engaging and although I would sincerely hope that it would never come to pass (in my case anyway, for there is a lot of torment with his soul) the theme is in a way, mesmerising.
Just imagine.
Thanks to Netgalley and Amberjack Publishing for this ARC
Krimsin K, Reviewer
I am really not a fan of time jumping books, but in this instance it lent itself to weaving a delicate tapestry that becomes the heart of this story. It looks you in and there are flashes throughout the book of the lives and deaths of the characters. It is a beautifully written, and once you realize the whole of the tale, heartbreaking. I actually had to revisit a couple chapters I didn't think too deeply on the first time through. It's packed with emotion and really captures the periods and attitudes of each.
Monica S, Reviewer
As soon as I started reading this I was completely intrigued by seeing through the ghosts eyes. I’ve read many books with ghosts in them and this was definitely a first. It was cool being transported through time with the main character but at the same time it was hard to get invested in the characters he was visiting since you didn’t spend much time with each one. Overall I enjoyed reading it and would like to check out more or Lucy’s work. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
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