The Descendant
A Novel
Published on 31. March 2016
436 pages
978-1-5049-9074-5 (ISBN)
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John and Eleanor take over the tenancy of The Old Coaching Inn (The Coach) situated in the Pendle area of Lancashire intending to renovating the third floor attic to provide bed and breakfast accommodation.
There is a legend that The Coach is haunted by a ghost Henry. At first things run smoothly, but eventually more unexplained things start to occur which cannot be attributed solely to Henry. In London, Paul Mitch Mitchell who is a close acquaintance of Jennifer, Eleanors best friend, is having dreams of events which took place long ago. Each dream becomes more vivid and revealing.
Jennifer decides to investigate. She enlists the help of Jake, one of her colleagues at London University. And Jakes wife Annabel who is a spirit medium experienced in the paranormal. With the help of Lucy a research assistant at the University, they come to the rescue. Annabel conducts one-to-one psychic readings and sances to find out what is troubling the spirit. Will it ever be appeased? And, if so how? The answer lies with The Descendant, but, who is it?
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Kevin Morris lives in Lancashire, England. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Management from Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University). He has held various local government positions with seven local authorities, taught management subjects part-time at Blackpool & The Fylde College and is currently an Associate Lecturer at The Open University. He has had articles published in professional journals and written national award winning submissions. An avid reader of both fact and fiction, his interests also include football, as an Oldham Athletic supporter. And, playing the guitar, banjo and ukulele. He has also been known to sing on Karaoke. And, of course is fascinated by ghosts, the supernatural, paranormal and the unexplained. The Descendant is his first novel.
