The Wise Friend book - Flame Tree Publishing

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Patrick Torrington's aunt, Thelma, was a successful artist whose later work turned towards the occult. While staying with her as a teenager, he found evidence that she visited magical places. As an adult, he discovers her journal from her explorations, and his teenage son Roy also becomes fascinated. His experiences on these pages deter Patrick from them, but Roy continues the search with his new girlfriend. Can Patrick convince his son that his increasingly terrifying suspicions are true, or will what they have helped awaken take over the world anew?

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