"The Stone in My Pocket"

by Matthew Keeley

Talking to ghosts in the village bookshop beats homework any day
A coming-of-age story set in Scotland, 1999
# Young Adult
# LGBT
# Coming of Age
# Supernatural
# Literary Fiction
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UPDATE: Due to covid-related issues, The Conrad Press will now publish The Stone in My Pocket late February 2021! So still more time to read and review! Thanks for taking a look at The Stone in My Pocket and considering it for review! Here's a little more about the novel: A poignant coming-of-age story following a teenage journey into mediumship, independence, 90s pop culture, and a new millennium. The Stone in My Pocket is an engaging chronicle of adolescence; a tender family drama; and a supernatural mystery, exploring how it feels to be different and the passage to self-acceptance. Seventeen year-old Nathan hears a voice crying in his garden at midnight. Later, a ghostly figure stands in his bedroom doorway then vanishes. The crystals he collects on his shelves fall. But Nathan can’t tell his devout parents any of this. They don’t believe his strange stories anymore. Seeking answers, he turns to Iris: the medium who owns the village bookshop. She reads tarot cards and divines that Nathan’s grandfather is communicating with him from the spirit world. And he’s bringing grave warnings for Nathan’s family. ‘Powerfully evokes all of the emotions you want when you read a good novel.’ - The Indiependent 'It sets a very high bar' - The Review Era 'A thin blanket of mystery and magic envelops the story' - Infinite Lives, Infinite Stories