Contacted

Is there life after death? Is it possible for those who have ‘passed over’ to communicate with the living? In Contacted people from around the world share their stories of being contacted by deceased relatives, friends and strangers. Sceptics and believers alike vividly and rationally describe deeply moving and warm experiences that have left them questioning but comforted. But do these things really happen? Do they mean anything? Or are they simply manifested by the grief-stricken minds of those suffering a great loss? Mullan and Healy make no judgements. They respectfully allow eye witnesses to tell their stories and leave readers with the final choice of believing them or not. The book has specifically focused on communication of the dead with the living. The authors did not accept stories whereby the living attempted to communicate with the dead by means of psychics, mediums or clairvoyants. In doing so they have achieved a unique assembly of testimony that leaves food for thought, reflection and, indeed, puzzlement. Audrey Healy, a native of Roscommon, is the author of Dubliners: What’s the Story and St Thérèse in Ireland. Don Mullan, from Derry, is the author of two best-selling investigative books, Eyewitness Bloody Sunday and The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings.