The Ghost Writer

By: John Harwood

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Paperback | 1 June 2005

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369 Pages

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19.68 x 13.34 x 1.91

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A tantalizing tale of suspense and family secrets that weaves Victorian ghost stories into the present—where they start to come true

Timid, solitary librarian Gerard Freeman lives for just two things: his elusive pen pal Alice and a story he found hidden in his mother’s drawer years ago. Written by his great-grandmother Viola, it hints at his mother's role in a sinister crime. And as he discovers more of Viola’s chilling tales, he realizes that they might hold the key to finding Alice and unveiling his family's mystery—or will they bring him the untimely death they seem to foretell?

Harwood’s astonishing, assured debut shows us just how dangerous family skeletons—and stories—can be.

Industry Reviews

"A fabulous, very spooky ghost story in the classic mode that will remind some people of A.S. Byatt's "Possession." --Laura Miller "Talk of the Nation " PRAISE FOR THE GHOST WRITER "[Harwood's] novel is an homage, a Victorian ghost story that honors the likes of Dickens and Henry James . . . A smart, stylish and mesmerizing book."-THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD "Does [Alice] have some connection to Gerard's creepy, semi-insane mom? And to those Victorian horror tales that Gerard keeps stumbling across? What's she hiding, anyway? The answers are yes, yes, and wait and see . . . It's like A. S. Byatt's Possession. But without all that distracting poetry."-TIME "By the last page, all loose ends have been tied up, but the uncanny still clings to everything." --Laura Miller "Salon.com "

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