![]() ![]() In a grove of trees by a lake, Teresa encounters a skeletal figure crying by a small lake. As they experiment with different ways of expressing themselves, trying on ideas, outfits and personas that might take them where they want to go, the girls from two different eras cross paths.Ī Gift for a Ghost begins in 1896. They call themselves The Black Holes, but making songs takes second place to hanging out, dressing up and deciding who plays what. 21st century girls Gloria, Laura, and Cristina, have a few musical instruments and decide they want to start a punk band. ![]() The 19th century Teresa is a proto-goth, her head filled with ideas for poems about vampires, ghosts and flames, rather than becoming the ideal wife for the son of another aristocratic family. What are they going to be and how are their lives going to unfold? His young protagonists are all struggling with their potential futures. Seven girls feature, three in 2016 and four in 1856. Borja González uses a lot of black ink to design his pages, with stillness and watchfulness creating an atmosphere heavy with anticipation. A mystery story, a fantasy story, a slice-of-life story, a coming-of-age story, a period drama: A Gift for a Ghost is all these things jumbled up continually to turn you into a literary detective sifting through scenes for clues. ![]()
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