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A haunting Victorian novel which weaves a spellbinding web of deluded dreams and dark deceptions in a fast-paced gothic fantasy. 1851. When Lily Bell is sold by her father to a 'Ghosts Professor' to settle a bad debt, she dreams of finding fame on the London stage. But Erasmus Salt wants Lily not as an actress but as his very own ghost - the heart of his elaborate illusion for those desperate for a glimpse of the spirit world. Obsessed with perfection, Erasmus goes to extreme lengths to ensure his illusion is realistic. When Lily comes across her own obituary in the paper, and then her headstone in the cemetery, she begins to realise that she is trapped, her parents think she is dead, and that her fate is soon to become ever darker. Her fate was decided. Her death was foretold. Her past is about to be unforgotten... The book was inspired by a real invention by illusionist John Henry Pepper whereby the image of a ghost could, by means of lights and mirrors, be thrown onto a stage. 359pp, fairly large print.