Synopses & Reviews
We all, as children, had our imaginary friends and monsters in the closet. But for Suzan Saxman, those friends and monsters didnt go away—and they werent imaginary.
From an early age, Suzan knew instinctively that she had to hide her true self. She couldnt talk about the specters who haunted her, waking and dreaming. In bed with a childhood fever, winged beings guarded her; bullied and friendless at school, she ate lunch silently under the steps of St. Theresas with the ghost of a nun; paralyzed with fear, she woke each night to see a man with no eyes, watching her; and she kept watch at the window, every day, while her real father was at work and Steve, her other father, was with her mother. It was the 1960s in suburban Staten Island and she tried to hide it all—to silence the spirits, ghosts and her own developing abilities to tap into peoples futures. She tried to be a daughter her mother could love.
Now, with Perdita Finn, Suzan tells the story of her journey in The Reluctant Psychic, and tries to make sense of her mothers own personal buried secrets that were never acknowledged. She tells of the joy and terror in seeing things others couldnt and understanding what no one else expected—and the loneliness and sadness of possessing a tremendous gift. Through powerful readings of others destinies interwoven with compelling narrative, a reluctant psychic emerges into the light.
About the Author
Suzan Saxman lives in Woodstock, NY, and runs a small shop called The White Gryphon Boutique and Studio. She is a lifelong vegetarian and passionate animal rights advocate. THE RELUCTANT PSYCHIC is her first book. Perdita Finn is a writer whose books include the Time Flyers series. She and her husband are the founders of a non-denominational rosary fellowship in Woodstock, NY.