The Migration of Ghosts

Spirits are on the move in Pauline Melvilles fabulous short story collection. A South American president revisits the scenes of his ruthless rise to powershortly after his own funeral. A transformed and sparkling city of London sets the scene for a company chairmans nemesis at the hands of his wife. In Andalucia, the spirit of the duende inspires an elderly widow to dance a deathdefying flamenco. We meet splendacious Mrs. da Silva, sixtyfive year old matriarch of Rebel War Band, as she boogies at a carnival. The ghost of Dantes Virgil, leading his pilgrim along perilous paths, is brought to mind as one friend guides another on her final journey.