The Gift

An occult 'Downton Abbey' involving Satanists, aristocrats, and Nazis.Born in a Liverpool slum, Lizzie McBride is the daughter of an Irish seer who dies when Lizzie is barely twelve, leaving her in charge of two younger sisters and a grieving father. When her father commits suicide, Lizzie is caught between two worlds.An aunt and uncle decide the three orphans would be better off with them in America, but Lizzie has other ideas and her life changes forever. Pursued by her aunt, Lizzie cannonades into the young and charismatic magician, Aleister Crowley who, for his own reasons, takes her under his wing. He introduces her to Lady Gwyneth Morgan, daughter of the richest family in Wales and sister to the flamboyant occultist, Evan Morgan. At this point Lizzie doesn't realise her gift- the power to unlock Hell.When the occult world discovers this, governments and powerful individuals seek her out. Only one man can protect her: the magician John Grey.The Gift is the first book of a trilogy, beginning in 1912 and ending in 1941. The three books trace the magical rivalry between two sisters, Elizabeth and Elsie McBride, interweaving between historical events