71 – A.J. West and Paranormal Foreplay
Send us a textThis week I bring you a ghost story, as befitting the season. Though it’s a little more lurid than Charles Dickens would have liked.The guest is A.J. West; the book is The Spirit Engineer. It’s one of my very favourites of 2021. Set in Belfast between the sinking of the Titanic and the outbreak of war, it’s a tale of science and the supernatural. Of William Crawford, a man who wants proof of the beyond, and will risk everything to grasp it. It’s actually based on rea...
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Show Notes
This week I bring you a ghost story, as befitting the season. Though it’s a little more lurid than Charles Dickens would have liked.
The guest is A.J. West; the book is The Spirit Engineer. It’s one of my very favourites of 2021.
Set in Belfast between the sinking of the Titanic and the outbreak of war, it’s a tale of science and the supernatural. Of William Crawford, a man who wants proof of the beyond, and will risk everything to grasp it. It’s actually based on real people and events, which I didn’t know, and still find incredible.
A.J and I talk about spiritualism and deceit, about the links between sex and seances, and about the rare appearance of a truly unlikeable male protagonist. We disagree a little, AJ thinks William’s he’s an antihero, I think he’s an asshole, but that doesn’t change the fact that he is the standout character of the year for me.
I hope you get chance to pour a drink, pull up a chair, and read this book over Christmas.
Enjoy
You can read more about the story behind The Spirit Engineer on A.J’s website, ajwestauthor.com
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