Summerland
by Arlitia Margaret Jones

Name: Summerland
Brand: Arlitia Margaret Jones
SKU: 9780573706257
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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120 mins Victorian (British and American) Interior Set Period Costumes

Synopsis

Summerland tells the mysterious tale of William H. Mumler, a spirit photographer with a talent for capturing haunting images of the dead from the world beyond the veil – Summerland.

Based on true events that didn’t exactly happen this way, Summerland is set in Mumler’s New York studio in 1869 at the height of the American Spiritualist movement.

Summerland opens at the peak of Mumler’s career, just as his wildly successful studio trade comes under indictment for fraud.

Chief Marshal Joseph Tooker investigates Mumler’s past and his process, uncovering much more than he bargained for in his search for truth.

Summerland is about the collision between the two men’s opposing beliefs about the afterlife.

Is it a hoax, or is it real?

Finding the answer to either question threatens to destroy them.

Are we standing between two worlds, are there such things as spirits, or is it only Mrs. Mumler moving in the shadows?

No evidence remains, only lingering questions: What happens to us when we die?

Do our loved ones really await us in Summerland?

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Joseph Tooker Male, early to mid 30s, Chief Marshall in employ of the Mayor of New York to investigate Mumler’s practice. He is a Civil War veteran who fought at Gettysburg where he lost an arm. He is a Positivist and has ambitions for future political standing.	male	30s	Male, early to mid 30s, Chief Marshall in employ of the Mayor of New York to investigate Mumler’s practice. He is a Civil War veteran who fought at Gettysburg where he lost an arm. He is a Positivist and has ambitions for future political standing.
Mrs. Mumler Female, early to mid 30s, second wife of William Mumler. She is a suspected somnambulist, a woman with peculiar talent for the occult. Originally from Virginia, she is also a suspected double agent between the North and South.	female	30s	Female, early to mid 30s, second wife of William Mumler. She is a suspected somnambulist, a woman with peculiar talent for the occult. Originally from Virginia, she is also a suspected double agent between the North and South.
William H. Mumler Male, mid 40s, renown spirit photographer and ardent Spiritualist operating his New York City studio during the height of the Spiritualist Movement in America. He thinks of himself as a healer and the chosen attendant of the spirits of Summerland.	male	40s	Male, mid 40s, renown spirit photographer and ardent Spiritualist operating his New York City studio during the height of the Spiritualist Movement in America. He thinks of himself as a healer and the chosen attendant of the spirits of Summerland.