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THE SEER
RAQUEL Y. LEVITT
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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR.
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It's set in 1890s Missouri about a young clairvoyant who uses her gift to help abused women.
It won the 2025 American Fiction Award in the Cross-genre category, it was selected by Kirkus Reviews Indie editors to be included in the July 15 issue of Kirkus Reviews, and has just been long-listed for the Chanticleer 2025 Shelley Award.
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March 11, 2025
Acorn Publishing, LLC
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PRAISE FOR THE SEER:
"An engrossing, touching novel, perfect for lovers of women's fiction." --Kirkus Reviews
"The Seer provides a rich combination of historical and magical, creating an unexpected overlay of genres that is both entertaining and enlightening. --BookLife Review
"With beautiful prose and a masterly emotional reach, Raquel Y. Levitt has written a riveting and heartwarming debut. Extraordinary.”–Danielle Trussoni, New York Times Bestselling Author
"Raquel Y. Levitt beautifully weaves together a story of visions and betrayals, sisters and friendships, violence and love at the end of the nineteenth century. An impressive debut by a talented new writer.”–Ann Hood, New York Times Bestselling Author
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ABOUT THE SEER:
Set against the backdrop of class distinctions, gender oppression, and the suffrage movement in 1890s Missouri, THE SEER is about Sarah Richardson, a clairvoyant who watches in horror as her only sister is thrust into a carriage bound for the St. Louis City Lunatic Asylum.
She is devastated to learn her sister has been blamed for her inadvertent role in an abused woman's murder. Too frightened to speak up, Sarah hides the truth that it should have been her in that carriage.
When her mounting guilt becomes too much, she heads to St. Louis, determined to regain her sister's confidence and prove herself worthy of forgiveness.
While working to heal their relationship, Sarah begins to have troubling psychic visions of a timid housewife who tries but fails to hide her bruises.
Sarah sees it as an opportunity to atone for her past mistakes. She embarks on a perilous journey to help the woman and salvage her relationship with her sister.
It's a decision that might cost her freedom, and her life.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Raquel Y. Levitt holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a Master’s Degree in English.
Her debut novel The Seer was awarded winner of the 2025 American Fiction Awards in the Cross-Genre category.
Her short stories have been published in literary journals and anthologies, including the multi-award-winning Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women.
Besides being a writer, Raquel is an avid reader, book hoarder, world traveler, amateur nature photographer, birder, and collector of cool rocks.
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