Publisher's Synopsis
A childhood friend named Alice who appears grasping her arm, after having died in a car accident caused by a fatal reach out the back window. A horror-stricken lady in blood-spattered white emerges on a highway bridge. For author and Doctor of Divinity Lezli A. Polm, these are just the beginning of a lifetime of paranormal encounters. Now, Thin is the Veil: A Haunting Memoir recounts her numerous experiences with apparitions of every stripe, from sweet spirits to perplexing pranksters. Many say the veil between life and death is a thin one. For Polm, that veil is nearly invisible, and has been since her early childhood days. Thin is the Veil reflects on these repeated ghostly visits, and charts the author's immersion in otherworldly pursuits, from Ouija board mishaps to her own ghost hunting exploits. Polm's forays with these presences began when she was a mere toddler, as her long-departed Aunt Iva began popping up in her thoughts. As young Lezli chimed into conversations with remarks no child would say, her confounded parents did their best to suppress the unfathomable behavior. The phenomena persisted, however, as Polm confronted occurrences, including a train that had ceased to run decades before; a ghost nanny in a long black skirt that loomed over her and her playmate Joyce; bullies who pushed her off a bicycle; and a "Creepy Guy" who popped up in parking lots all over the author's childhood town of Bisbee, Arizona. Through it all, Polm learns that apparitions are just like the people they had been: Some are nice; some are not so nice. Some are truthful; some are not to be trusted. Whatever our encounters with those who have gone beyond, Polm's clear and detailed account is a resounding testament to their presence around us all. In this unique memoir, as the author relates her lifelong encounters with the paranormal, she also poses questions regarding life, death and the real possibility of reincarnation. Relating her doubts and her search for answers this is more than just a collection of ghost stories. Moreover, this memoir is also the tale of a young woman named Iva whose untimely death may have warranted a return from the world beyond. Whether doubters or believers, this absorbing, chillingly convincing book is certain to raise more than a few goose bumps, and haunt the dreams of readers everywhere.
