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Spirited Paperback – December 7, 2021

by Julie Cohen (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,161 ratings
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'I stayed up late, gripped. An unusual, moving read. I LOVED it!' Marian Keyes
'Haunting, tender and true - this story cast a spell on me' Kirsty Logan
'This haunting story about the power of love will give you the shivers' Best
'Wonderfully written and evocative' Woman & Home

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A moving and gripping story about three extraordinary women from the Richard & Judy recommended bestselling author Julie Cohen.

Viola has an impossible talent. Her photographs seem to capture things invisible to the eye - only a leap of faith could mean they are real. Until one day a woman arrives in Viola's life and sees the truth - about her pictures, and about Viola.

Henriette is a celebrated spirit medium, carrying nothing but her secrets with her as she travels the country. The moment she meets Viola, a dangerous connection is sparked - but Victorian society is no place for reckless women.

Meanwhile, across the world, invisible threads join Viola and Henriette to another woman who lives in secrecy, hiding her dangerous act of rebellion in plain sight.

Faith. Courage. Love. What will they risk for freedom?

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Driven by passionate, courageous female characters, SPIRITED is your next unforgettable read!

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    Orion
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    December 7, 2021
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  6. ISBN-10
    1409179893
  7. ISBN-13
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A tender and haunting tale, this is a slow-burn read which sparks into flame, as passion kindles in the hearts of her beautifully realised characters.―DAILY MAIL

A tender and haunting tale, this is a slow-burn read which sparks into flame, as passion kindles in the hearts of her beautifully realised characters.―DAILY MAIL

Wonderfully written and evocative―WOMAN & HOME

Wonderfully written and evocative―WOMAN & HOME

Simmering with passions, it is a testament to the enduring power of love―SUNDAY MIRROR

Simmering with passions, it is a testament to the enduring power of love―SUNDAY MIRROR

This haunting story about the power of love will give you shivers.―BEST

This haunting story about the power of love will give you shivers.―BEST

A thrilling, spooky tale that has all the ingredients of a bestseller.―CAMBRIDGE INDEPENDENT

A thrilling, spooky tale that has all the ingredients of a bestseller.―CAMBRIDGE INDEPENDENT

Wonderfully evocative―Woman's Weekly

Wonderfully evocative―Woman's Weekly

About the Author

Julie Cohen grew up in the western mountains of Maine. Her house was just up the hill from the library and she spent many hours walking back and forth, her nose in a book. She studied English Literature at Brown University and Cambridge University and is a popular speaker and teacher of creative writing, including classes for the Guardian and Literature Wales. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages and have sold over a million copies; DEAR THING and TOGETHER were Richard and Judy Book Club picks. Julie lives in Berkshire with her son and a terrier of dubious origin.

You can find Julie on Twitter: @julie_cohen or you can visit her website: www.julie-cohen.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orion (December 7, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1409179893
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1409179894
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.8 x 7.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Julie Cohen grew up in Maine and studied English at Brown University, Cambridge University and the University of Reading. Her award-winning novels have sold over a million copies worldwide, and she has twice been selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club in the UK. Julie is an Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Reading, and runs an online school, Novel Gazing. She is a Vice President of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, a founder of the RNA Rainbow Chapter for LGBTQ+ writers, and a Patron of literacy charity ABC To Read. She won the 2020 Romantic Novelists’ Association Inclusion Award. Her bestselling novel TOGETHER has been translated into eleven languages and optioned for television; THE TWO LIVES OF LOUIS & LOUISE was long-listed for the Polari Prize and has been optioned by Enderby Entertainment as a feature film. Her first historical novel, SPIRITED, was published in July 2020 and her latest novel is SUMMER PEOPLE (Orion, 2022). Under the name Julie Mae Cohen, her first thriller, BAD MEN, will be published by Bonnier in July 2023. She lives in Berkshire, UK with her teenager and a terrier of dubious origin.

www.julie-cohen.com

Twitter: @julie_cohen

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https://novel-gazing-with-julie-cohen.teachable.com/

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Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Ride!
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020
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A book that will grab you from the first word to the very last page! Couldn’t put it down.!Highly recommend!!
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Kitty Kat
5.0 out of 5 stars My heart was bursting as I turned the final few pages. A masterpiece.
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020
If there is one book you must read this year, ‘Spirited’ is it. Viola Worth has a passion for photography, a skill taught by her father. When her photographs begin to show the unexpected and intriguing, she becomes friends with celebrated medium Harriet Blackthorne, and her life changes forever. Viola’s husband Jonah struggles with his own demons and a notoriety he feels he does not deserve. As their lives intertwine, secrets emerge that must, in the end, be faced.

The writing is beautiful and poetic and places the reader in a time and place, where rules were different and society was not ready for the truth. This is a slow-build, with a gentle style, where the casual cruelty of the Victorian era is all the more shocking. It’s about secrets and lies, about love and friendship. But also about believing the impossible and above all the enduring nature of love. My heart was bursting as I turned the final few pages. A masterpiece.

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Loves to Read
2.0 out of 5 stars It was just OK
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022
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I’ve read better
This was slow
I would not recommend- I skimmed my way to the end
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antonello.17
5.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in Italy on October 29, 2021
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jan
5.0 out of 5 stars Just finished this book.
Reviewed in Spain on March 29, 2021
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A thoroughly enjoyable book,it captures a look at Victorian life, the taboos of social etiquette and women's standing, perfectly. Life in India during the Raj and the terrible wrongs that happened.
Two love stories entwined.
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Melinda K Stevens
5.0 out of 5 stars A book filled with character and interesting characters
Reviewed in Germany on November 1, 2020
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Difficult to put down once you get going. So many colorful characters so vivid. Loved the twist in the end.
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Toscana
5.0 out of 5 stars "Both of them had loved and they had lost"
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2020
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Beautiful, spirited, assured writing.
The opening chapter is bleak. Our heroine and hero (Viola and Jonah) marry in mourning. “The interior of the church was the same colour as rain and even colder outside.” The tone is set and we are drawn into the story of a complicated relationship which had started off as a childhood friendship. “The old Jonah, recently returned from India, hovered there like a ghost standing just behind this new, sombre Jonah.” But these young people’s lives have both been touched by tragedy and there are plenty of secrets between them. “She knew him, but she didn’t know him.”
Viola, rediscovers her passion for photography, which her father had introduced her to. “All photographs were spirits… a moment, a human being, an emotion, a city. All of them were paper ghosts.” Preparing the chemicals to develop her photos, Viola “…sniffed each bottle gingerly, and each one was a thousand memories.” The whole process helps her feel close to her adored father whom she misses so much. I have a book of Sutcliffe’s photos and, although Spirited is set in a different seaside location, it felt as if I had stepped into that world. I loved the images of Nan, the cheeky young “kindling” girl with her bundle of driftwood, who Viola uses as a subject and befriends: “…her hair was whipped into elf-locks by the wind… her face was smudged with dirt and there was a rime of salt on her forehead.”
The character of Henriette is wonderful. She too is not really whom she appears to be, with her involvement in the spirit world and her interesting past and it is this stuffy Victorian atmosphere of double standards that Ms Cohen captures so brilliantly. And spiritualism and photography are set to collide.
The huge interest in fossils and the past, raising theological issues of religion over the brave new world is another central theme: “… a puzzle in a mash of mud and rock.” And then there is the issue of colonialism and Jonah’s life far away on another continent. Spirited tackles huge themes – masterfully. I also love the snippets from newspapers and journals that Cohen intersperses. Are they the genuine articles?
It is difficult to write love scenes, but there is a chapter in Spirited which is probably the most tender and passionate passage that I have ever read.
Huge congratulations to Julie Cohen. In utter disbelief (and horror) I read in the acknowledgments that she had almost given up on writing before embarking on Spirited. My message to this lady is: ‘Please, please do not stop writing. You have a special gift. You are a truly spirited weaver of words.’
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4.0 out of 5 stars Spirited
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2023
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A historic, atmospheric story of forbidden love with adult themes. There are a lot of characters, so the story takes some following. The chapters focus on each main character in different time periods and places - the characters take time to be revealed, which in some ways adds to the confusion of who is who.

As you get further into the story, it does improve. I liked the descriptions of the period, the settings, and the details of mediums and spiritualism; the historical research is evident in the writing. It wasn't what I expected, but I enjoyed it. Although it's set in the Victorian period, many of the book's themes remain relevant today.
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