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Magic isn’t real

The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods

January 19, 2025 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

The story: Abby Mendenhall runs the Bethany Home for Unwed Mothers in Minneapolis in the 1890s. A new girl, Faith, appears on the doorstep needing a place to stay. Faith doesn’t speak and quickly creeps out some of the other girls with her slightly witchy ways that hint at mesmerism, a sort of hypnotism that was trendy at the time and that didn’t require any words, only actions. Abby has Faith room with May, who is eager to leave the Bethany Home but only if […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: Caroline Woods, historical fiction, mesmerism, MInneapolis, true crime

Ellesfena's CBR17 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: Caroline Woods, historical fiction, mesmerism, MInneapolis, true crime ·
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