The Notorious Dr. August
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Christopher Bram tells the story of Augustus Fitzwilliam Boyd, alias Dr. August, a clairvoyant pianist who communes with ghosts, and who finds meaning in his life through a strange love triangle with a righteous ex-slave and nervous white governess. Spanning the years between the Civil War and the early 1920's, this riveting and ambitious historical novel displays the immense talents of a prodigious, highly esteemed author working at the height of his powers.
LiteratureClairvoyantsPianistsAdventure fictionHistorical fictionOccult fictionFictionFiction, action & adventureFiction, historical, generalFiction, occult & supernaturalMusicians, fiction