Voices: A Doris Stokes Collection

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In turn, as the months and years rolled by, more and more intriguing people crossed Linda’s path, each with their own unexplainable power, and Doris never seemed far away.

Throughout all this, Doris Stokes never became anyone other than who she was: a kind, generous, and down-to-earth woman with an extraordinary gift, and a fondness for a nice cup of tea. As a sceptic of all things paranormal, it was hard to remain so after reading Ms Stokes's account of her life and how her gift had affected her and the people around her. I’ve seen them up close, and I’ve seen them in action, so perhaps my experiences might shed some light on the puzzle.

In 1987, Dawn described a number of personal details which Stokes had given unprompted to her mother on the phone. Well,’ said Tony Ortzen, the helpful young reporter who picked up the phone, ‘there’s this medium just down from Lancashire we’re hearing good reports about. I don’t know what I expected – knowing nothing about real life psychics – but from the films I’d seen, a flowing kaftan, hoop ear-rings and a distracted, other-worldly air seemed essential. She first came to public attention in 1978 during a visit to Australia, when she appeared on The Don Lane Show. What we did have, though, was an efficient and completely free, Directory Enquiry Service as well as public libraries in every town equipped with a full set of telephone directories.

By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. Stokes co-wrote seven volumes of autobiography, but some of the events she describes in them have been questioned. Doris turned out to live on the other side of town, behind Fulham Broadway Station in a big complex built just after World War I for disabled ex-servicemen.Lythway Large Print Books; 272 pages; The famous psychic tells of her special relationship with children of every age, from heroic young men of the Falklands, to the 16-year-old hostage of a gunman, and the tragic stars who died young - John Lennon, Marc Bolan and Richard Beckinsale.

Yet, the following week, the board was out again, the words ‘PSYCHIC NITE’ now embellished with extravagant pink and blue chalk swirls.By sharing the technology that has grown World of Books Group into the business it is today, we're helping charities increase revenue and reduce waste through re-commerce. Our work was just ‘tomorrow’s fish and chip wrappers’ after all, as the old hands frequently reminded us cub-reporters if we showed signs of getting above ourselves.