The book's central character is a medium named Alison Hart who, along with her assistant/business partner/manager, Colette, takes her one-woman psychic show on the road, travelling to venues around the Home Counties, and providing her audience with a point of contact between this world and the next. On the surface, Alison seems like a happy-go-lucky woman, but this persona is only a mask she wears for her public.
The book's central character is a medium named Alison Hart, who, along with her assistant/business partner/manager, Colette, takes her one-woman psychic show on the road to various venues in the Home Counties. She provides an intermediary between this world and the next. On the surface, Alison appears cheerful, but this demeanor is just a facade she presents for public consumption.