“All at once it struck her that
there were many degrees of evil in the world.”
Velvet by Mary Hooper is a
historical fiction novel exploring the world of clairvoyants. The main
character, Velvet is a young lady and an orphan. She works at the laundry in
order to make ends meet. When something goes wrong and she thinks she is going
to lose her job, the famous psychic, Madame Savoya, employs Velvet. Velvet
becomes a sort of assistant and gets an inside look into how the world of
mediums works. At first, she is completely mesmerized. However, as she learns
more, she begins to realize that nothing and no one are really what they seem.
This is going to be another short review. This is because I find that with easier to read books I get so entranced
by the story that it becomes hard for me to go back and analyse what I just
read. What I can remember is that I loved the book. I read it in a few hours
and wanted more!
