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Too Many Ghosts

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I remember reading this book when I was in high school and just falling in love with it. It's not a gory thriller and it's not a deep psychological thriller. What it is is an engaging tale of a psychic investigator trying to sort out the many ghosts - both earthly and unearthly? - haunting Paradine Hall. Paul Gallico has a magic to his writing and it's very apparent here. The characters are engaging, infuriating, and every emotion in between. This is a great read if you're looking for something enjoyable yet with a little suspense and mystery. Wonderful tale.

I bought this for my mom because she had a long and sketchy relationship with the paperback version well before I was born. She was still dating the man who would become my father. Long story short, her paperback was lost and she's tried many, MANY times to find it at 2nd hand bookstores, mainstream bookstores, etc, ad infinitum... So I tried Amazon - FOUND IT!!!
Actually, there was another seller I was considering, but they sold their copy before I got to it, so I bought from this seller (which was fulfilled through Amazon). They had a hardback copy in good shape, so I chose that.
I looks exactly the way an old (50 years +) book should. The pages are beautifully ages, the cover is perfect, dust jacket and all. I was so happy with the condition of this book -- and mom practically burst into tears!
As she says, it's not that it's a 'great piece of literature', it's a good book, fun to read and interesting. She's thrilled, I'm thrilled -- I'd call this a WIN - WIN!!

The novel was originally serial fiction. When it was compiled for the novel, it remained something light and mildly amusing for the coffee and crumpet reader.