England, 1842. Orphan Agnes will have to live in her uncle's pastor's house until she comes of age. Agnes has a dangerous gift: she can talk to ghosts. But the pastor has his own secret, more serious than Agnes. No wonder the inhabitants of these places are afraid of fairies - creatures they call “neighbors from the hills.” And it’s not without reason that the men here have not yet forgotten the skills of protecting themselves from evil spirits. Agnes will have to use her fatal abilities to protect those she considers her friends. But in order to save her beloved, she will have to confront not ghosts, but a man more cruel and dangerous than any person from the other world... Previously, the book was published as: Margaret Brenton “Pearls of the Damned”