Books like The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley

Nicola Marter was born with a mysterious gift: when she touches an object she sometimes sees images, glimpses of those who have owned it before. The ability neither delights nor frees her; rather, it burdens her with memories she keeps hidden from everyone—including Sebastian, her pragmatic boss and one of London’s most respected dealers in Russian art. Nicola navigates the delicate balance between her secret power and the demanding world of antique transactions, while the visions they grant her touch her present life in unexpected ways. The novel explores the tension between the material world of antiques and the unseen histories intertwined with them. Nicola’s gift, its seductive allure, and the secrets she must guard set the stage for an engaging story that examines the weight of knowledge and the cost of living quietly in a city of art and memory.

First publish date: 2013