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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical mysteries, Horror & ghost stories, Historical fiction, Folklore, myths & legends
From the ORANGE PRIZE-winning author, an enthralling novel about the enduring mystery of the Mary Celeste, an infamous mystic and Arthur Conan Doyle.
A mystery unsolved to this day
A mystic who confounds the cynics
A writer looking for the story that will make his name
A ghost ship appears in the mist. To the struggling author Arthur Conan Doyle, it is an inspiration. To Violet Petra, the gifted American psychic, it is a cruel reminder. To the death-obsessed Victorian public, it is a fascinating distraction. And to one family, tied to the sea for generations, it is a tragedy.
In salons and on rough seas, at seances and in the imagination of a genius, these stories converge in unexpected ways as the mystery of the ghost ship deepens. But will the sea yield its secrets, and to whom?
Praise for The Ghost of the Mary Celeste
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THE GHOST OF THE MARY CELESTE is a wonderfully ingenious novel, compelling, convincing and exciting
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Valerie Martin is a writer of immense talent and insight . . . a beautiful tale of loss, love and the connections that link us . . . THE GHOST OF THE MARY CELESTE offers readers a riveting cast and evocative prose
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A masterpiece of fine detail and intense reimagining - GUARDIAN
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Truly haunting . . . brilliantly done - fluently written, vividly imagined, moving and genuinely, chillingly spooky - DAILY MAIL
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