Kat Richardson isnât running away from grief; sheâs just hiding out in a gloomy Welsh university town until sheâs sure itâs gone. Now, one year, nine months, and 27 days after the climbing death of her first love, Gabe, she thinks sheâs ready to venture out into the relationship world again. And Owenâa cake-baking, Super Ball-making chemistry studentâappears to be a kind, funny, and very attractive option.
But the arrival of Katâs newly adopted niece, Mai, forces her home to northern England, where she runs headfirst into all the memories of Gabe sheâs tried to leave behindâand discovers that Mai stirs up an unnerving feeling of dĂŠjĂ vu. Before long, Katâs logical, scientific beliefs about life after death are in battle with what she feels to be trueâthat reincarnation is real and Gabe has come back to her through Mai. The question now, is why?
Taking on the topics of love, loss, and how we deal with grief, A Strange Companion is a twisted love triangle among the living, the dead, and the reincarnated.