August 4, 2017
As a strange little kid,” Jackson experienced odd sensations of dread that foretold the death of her grandfather and, later, a beloved schoolmate. As the unsettling impulses evolved further, any fear and distress was allayed when her mother admitted that this gift “ran in her family for generations.” The daughter of a first-generation Hungarian immigrant and a German schoolteacher, the author passionately describes these formative years….candid, fascinating…”
