Smithy (Paperback)

Amanda Desiree

ISBN 10: 1950301214 / ISBN 13: 9781950301218

Published by Inkshares, 2021

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Paperback. "This original haunted house tale, with a unique plot and compellingly vivid characters, moves from uneasy to creepy to all-out 'keep the lights on' terror." Library Journal, starred review.In the tumultuous summer of 1974, in the shadowy rooms of a rundown mansion in Rhode Island, renowned psychologist Dr. Piers Preis-Herald brings together a group of seven collegiate researchers to study the inner lives of mans closest relativethe primate. They set out to teach their subject, who would eventually be known to the world as Smithy, American Sign Language. But as the summer deepens and the history of the mansion manifests, the messages signed by their research subject become increasing spectral.Nearly twenty-five years after the Smithy Project ended in tragedy at Trevor Hall, questions remain: Was Smithy a hoax? A clever mimic? A Rorschach projection of humanitys greatest hopes and fears? Or was he indeed what devotees of metaphysics have claimed for so long: a link between our world and the next? Linguistic researchers and their chimpanzee subject move into an abandoned mansion in 1972 Newport, RI in an ill-fated attempt to study the primate mind. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Smithy (Paperback)
• Publisher: Inkshares
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1950301214
• ISBN 13: 9781950301218
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

"This original haunted house tale, with a unique plot and compellingly vivid characters, moves from uneasy to creepy to all-out 'keep the lights on' terror." ―Library Journal, starred review.

In the tumultuous summer of 1974, in the shadowy rooms of a rundown mansion in Rhode Island, renowned psychologist Dr. Piers Preis-Herald brings together a group of seven collegiate researchers to study the inner lives of man’s closest relative―the primate. They set out to teach their subject, who would eventually be known to the world as Smithy, American Sign Language. But as the summer deepens and the history of the mansion manifests, the messages signed by their research subject become increasing spectral.

Nearly twenty-five years after the Smithy Project ended in tragedy at Trevor Hall, questions remain: Was Smithy a hoax? A clever mimic? A Rorschach projection of humanity’s greatest hopes and fears? Or was he indeed what devotees of metaphysics have claimed for so long: a link between our world and the next?

About the Author

Amanda Desiree has had a lifelong fascination with the supernatural, particularly real-life ghost stories. She once aspired to be a parapsychologist but had to settle for majoring in psychology. She is a native of Los Angeles, California. Smithy is her first novel.