quotThe Two Destiniesquot is a singular by Wilkie Collins This exciting work weaves a story of thriller romance and the supernatural The story revolves round significant characters the blind musician and composer Maurice Linzey and the stunning and enigmatic young woman Jessie Yelverton Maurice who has the unique capability to understand a persons real character through his heightened senses encounters Jessie a girl haunted through a mysterious past As their lives end up entwined the narrative unfolds with factors of suspense and the mystical The novel takes unexpected turns as it delves into subject matters of destiny love and the outcomes of ones moves Collins skillfully combines factors of the Gothic and the supernatural with an eager knowhow of human psychology The plot navigates thru secrets and techniques deceptions and the complexities of relationships quotThe Two Destiniesquot stands proud in Collinss body of work for its exploration of the supernatural which adds an additional layer of intrigue to the narrative As the characters grapple with their destinies the radical keeps readers on the edge of their seats combining factors of Victorian sensation fiction with Collinss signature storytelling
