Beatrice Black

The Haunting of Agnes Hayes Beatrice Black

Set in Portland, Oregon, a city with both a dark and colorful past, Agnes' family and friends struggle with her eccentric personality and ultimately are forced to deal with their own misconceptions of mental illness, death and the age-old question: Do ghosts really exist? Paralyzed with fear of the outside world, Agnes becomes confined to her large, Victorian house and a prisoner in her own home. When her family is at work and school, she becomes convinced her house is haunted. A priest, a psychologist and her own husband try to persuade her otherwise. One pushes her too far, one makes peace with faith and science and one fails to protect her. Agnes' mental and spiritual journey forces her to answer the question: does evil really lurk just outside her front door, or is the real danger inside her mind? Spiritually conflicting and eerily passionate, The Haunting of Agnes Hayes is an intense read and a work of fiction that may influence your reality.