Some young children say they have already lived, elsewhere, at other times and with other families, and provide various details of their past lives and how they died. For over forty years, researchers have been investigating their testimonies. Dr Jim Tucker presents many disturbing cases in this book: a child born with birthmarks corresponding to wounds found on the body of his dead brother, another providing a number of exact details about a man who died fifty years before his birth, a girl able to recognize a stranger’s family members... The author offers possible explanations, including that of reincarnation, without excluding the possibility of fabrication on the part of children or the parents, or the failing memory of witnesses. A book that calls into question our understanding of life and death. TABLE OF CONTENTS Children remember their past lives Investigation Possible explanations When the past resurfaces Unusual behaviour When children recognize familiar faces The Beyond Opposing views Conclusions and speculation