The Thin Place
Author: Kathryn Davis
In a thin place, according to legend, the membrane separating this world from the spirit world is almost nonexistent. The small New England town of Varennes is such a place, and Kathryn Davis transports us there – revealing a surprising pageant of life as, in the course of one summer, Varennes’ tranquillity is shattered by the arrival of a threatening outsider, worldly and….Read More
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