The Little Spirit Encore

The seventh son of a seventh son, Frank Whelan is eagerly waiting for the healing gift passed down to him by his father, also a seventh son of a seventh son, to reveal itself in full force. The Whelan dynasty is still famous for this gift not only in Carlow and its surroundings but also in neighboring Irish counties. However, there are many twists and mysteries in this grand family story, and for Frank to understand his own calling and some personal quirks, he must first search for the keys to his ancestral secrets - in wondrous places, through strange means, and with the help of old and new friends. Cathleen Murray has created the very Ireland, still steeped in ancient magic and inhabited by oddballs and sages, that countless enthusiasts of everything Irish yearn to visit. The vibrant, immediate voices of the Irish countryside, the roads through the hills and above the sea, the extremely thin line between the living and the dead, the speaking and singing world of seemingly unremarkable details - all this immerses us in “The Little Spirit Encore” from the very first pages. Cathleen Murray, skillfully guiding all the solo parts in this extraordinarily musical novel, invites us to experience a carefree adventure, where enchanted side roads and byways of Ireland lead both the heroes and the readers deeper into time - and into their own depths.