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Ghost Watcher's Guide to Ireland, A

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When I first contemplated purchasing this book I immediately noticed one of Simon Marsden's photographs (Seefeld House, to be exact) on the front cover. I hoped that this would bode well for the content, both photographs and text, so therefore I purchased the book.
I was rather disappointed because none of the Marsden photographs had any relation to the ghost stories. The photographs just seem to be interspersed throughout the book and as a matter of fact I do not remember any of the stories actually being about any of the photos, whether or not they were on adjoining pages.
Also, a few of the photos were actually repeated later in the book and were close-ups of the same photo shown earlier. At first thought, it seemed tacky.
Being an aficianado of Mr. Marsden's work, I expected the photos to complement the text of the ghost story. Mr. Marsden accomplishes this extremely well for I enjoy his text as well as his unique photos. I was hoping that this book would tell slightly different versions of the ghost stories associated with the buildings/sites in the Marsden photos; those who read ghost stories relish an occasional new twist on an old story.
... I am afraid that I could not recommend it.