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The Word Ghost

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by Christine Paice
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Publication Date: 01/06/2014
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This is England 1973, and fifteen-year-old Rebecca Budde is in love with Dave. After one glorious summer, Rebecca is forced to move with her family to Brightley, a village with a puddle for a pond, and no excitement at all. If only Dave were there.

Very weird things are going on inside their new house, and even stranger things are happening in the village at night. Someone appears to be living in Rebecca's wardrobe. Someone else is on the balcony, trying to get in. Things don't make sense anymore as Algernon Keats steps from the shadows, his sister not far behind him. There's no Dave, two ghosts, a pub, a dog and Alex March, a dark and brooding artist, living in the Manor House down the road, whose interest in Rebecca is both puzzling and thrilling.

What do Alex and Algernon want from Rebecca? What on earth does any of it mean? Is it possible to love a ghost? And what happens if he loves you back? The lights are out. Welcome to Brightley.

Rebecca thinks love is forever, but sometimes it's not. And nor, sometimes, is death. The Word Ghost is a funny, moving story about what it means to find love, lose love and discover who you are when you live in a village with no street lights and a decidedly dark side.
ISBN:
9781743318263
9781743318263
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-06-2014
Publisher:
ALLEN & UNWIN
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
368
Dimensions (mm):
234x153mm
Weight:
0.49kg

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The Word Ghost is written in the first person as told by Rebecca. She is assumed to be a normal teenage girl with an infatuation for Dave, a local boy she sees on her way to school each day. When Dave returns her affection she is living her dream. To me Rebecca is far from normal. Unlike most 16 year olds she has a very deep perception of the world around her. Her best friend is Jayne Eyre a character from a book and she talks to her all the time.

Maybe Rebecca had a case of middle child syndrome. She always talks about her older sister Maggie as beautiful and a shining light. Her younger sister Emily was happy and excitable always talking about pop stars and acting like a normal teenager. Rebecca was more introverted, a thinker, tending to immerse herself in books.

She describes herself as a great romantic, consumed with finding love. I think after the move when she lost Dave she found Algernon. He couldnt be taken away from her. He was hers alone. Augusta to me was Rebeccas dark side.

I honestly didnt like Alex March. He really gave me the creeps and I wanted bad things to happen to him. I despised the way he took advantage of a young girl who was trying to find her way in life and love. My teenage daughters view of the relationship would be..ewwwww thats disgusting!

The prose is very poetical and if you like poetry and hidden meaning this novel will appeal. I was disappointed at the ending, it was a little flat and I was hoping for something a little more dramatic. Even though I found Rebecca a little weird I really enjoyed this book.

3.5-4 stars from me.

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Delightfully written, it complete transports you to the world of England and mysterious realm of poetic ghosts who pull you into their intrigue through exquisite poetry by Paice. The characters are beautifully written and create a world in which Rebecca is able to realise her potential in channeling Romantic poets and their words into her world of lense-less glasses and lustful love.

If you liked the Book Thief, this is the book for you. Get in quick and read it before it becomes the book everyone's read.

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