“Like, okay. Everyone in history thought they were the ones who finally knew everything. In their naissance, right, they were positive they knew exactly how the universe worked. Til the next set of guys came along and proved they were missing like a hundred important things. and then that set of guys were sure they had it all down, til another set came along and showed them parts they were missing." He glances at Julia, checking if she's laughing at him, which she isn't, and if she's listening, which she is, completely. "So." he says, "it's pretty unlikely, mathematically, that we are living in the one single era that has everything figured out. Which means there's a decent possibility that the reason we can't explain how ghosts and stuff could exist is because we haven't figured it out yet, not because they don't. And it is pretty arrogant of us to think it definitely has to be the other way around.”

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About Tana French

Irish writer and theatrical actress

Tana French is an Irish writer and theatrical actress based in Dublin. She is known for her crime fiction, especially her debut novel, In the Woods, published in 2007. In the Woods won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards for best first novel. French has become closely associated with psychological mystery writing, and The Independent has called her "the First Lady of Irish Crime".

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In the Woods

2004

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Faithful Place

2011

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The Secret Place

2015

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The Likeness

2008

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The Trespasser

2016

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