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Summary: Ammie Come Home
Review: Like several other reviewers of this book, I first read "Ammie" in the Reader's Digest Condensed Book format. I devoured it! I recently picked up my own copy and haven't changed my positive opinion of this book one bit. It has a little of everything for every reader as it is a ghost story, a mystery, and a romance all rolled into one. Barbara Michaels tells an excellent story and the reader will easily become familiar with her characters, as if they are old friends. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Ammie Come Home
Review: Like several other reviewers of this book, I first read "Ammie" in the Reader's Digest Condensed Book format. I devoured it! I recently picked up my own copy and haven't changed my positive opinion of this book one bit. It has a little of everything for every reader as it is a ghost story, a mystery, and a romance all rolled into one. Barbara Michaels tells an excellent story and the reader will easily become familiar with her characters, as if they are old friends. Highly recommended!
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Summary: A Spine Tingling Mystery Lover's Dream!
Review: My mother recommended this book, and I haven't parted with it since. Are the strange occurances at Ruth Bennett's home the products of mental instability, or are darker forces at work? Is her young neice, Sara, a schizophrenic, or is she slowly being possessed by a spirit from a former age? Two men disagree: One fights on the side of common sense and scienctific proof, the other, no less steadfast, Sara's boyfriend, will combat heaven and hell for her sanity.
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Summary: I would give it 10 ********** if I could!
Review: The absolutely scariest, sleep with your lights on, peek out of your closed eyelids at the shadows in the corners of your bedroom book I've ever read. This was my introduction to the wonderful world of Barbara Michaels and I've remained 'hooked' ever since. The characters of Pat, Ruth, Sara, and Bruce---not to mention Ammie, her gallant (if naive) lover, and her seriously flawed (and truly horrible) father are so well drawn that like Ruth and Bruce I too smelled lilacs in a Washington winter.
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Summary: I would give it 10 ********** if I could!
Review: The absolutely scariest, sleep with your lights on, peek out of your closed eyelids at the shadows in the corners of your bedroom book I've ever read. This was my introduction to the wonderful world of Barbara Michaels and I've remained 'hooked' ever since. The characters of Pat, Ruth, Sara, and Bruce---not to mention Ammie, her gallant (if naive) lover, and her seriously flawed (and truly horrible) father are so well drawn that like Ruth and Bruce I too smelled lilacs in a Washington winter.
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Summary: THIS IS HER BEST BOOK
Review: This book is one of Michael's earlier ones, but in my opinion, herbest. The background is historic and richly appointed, the atmosphere see saws from cheery and normal to supernatural and scary. The characters are very likable and one is sorry to leave them at the end of the book. I still have my first paperback copy of this book....
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Summary: Ghosts and Georgetown are mixed to create a great story.
Review: This book kept me up late when I was a teenager, and I still think it is one of Barbara Michaels' best stories. There is just a touch of the supernatural, two great romances, and a lot of historical background. The next book featuring many of the same characters, Shattered Silk, is also very intriguing, and features a more 90's motif. There is a third book which is connected to the same characters, but I don't recommend it!
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Summary: Totally absorbing.
Review: This is one of the scariest books I have ever read. No blood and guts, just plain excellent writing. For anyone considering participation in a seance, please read this first. Lots of good, scary fun.
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Summary: Kept me up way past my bedtime! Excellent!
Review: This neat little book was written fairly early in Barbara Michael's writing career. Though originally published in 1969, it holds its strength and value still today, telling a thrilling ghost story that is timeless.The book begins with the enchanting story of Ruth Bennet, owner of a historic old Georgetown home, inherited from an elderly aunt, and her niece. Her niece Sara, who she dearly loves, came to live with her while attending college nearby. Ruth meets one of Sara's professors who takes a liking to her and asks her out. She goes with him to a party at his wealthy mother's home where a séance is held with very little result -- the medium feels little. Ruth, out of sympathy for hostess and medium, invites them to come to her home for a dinner party. While there, they hold a séance with far more complex results. Sara is briefly possessed by a lonely spirit and the medium feels the intensity of an evil spirit. The party breaks up with the medium fleeing with fear from the party. Four characters are central to this story, Ruth, the professor friend, Sara, and her boyfriend. They all reserve some degree of skepticism regarding whether the house is actually haunted. During the story they read into past Georgetown history to find answers, all the while experiencing escalating supernatural events that they cannot explain. It finally wraps up in a stunning conclusion that'll take your breath away. If you love ghost stories and love mysteries, this book is a sure bet for you. I started reading it and stayed up way past my bedtime! Buy it, borrow it, get it, read it. You'll be glad you did!
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Summary: Kept me up way past my bedtime! Excellent!
Review: This neat little book was written fairly early in Barbara Michael's writing career. Though originally published in 1969, it holds its strength and value still today, telling a thrilling ghost story that is timeless. The book begins with the enchanting story of Ruth Bennet, owner of a historic old Georgetown home, inherited from an elderly aunt, and her niece. Her niece Sara, who she dearly loves, came to live with her while attending college nearby. Ruth meets one of Sara's professors who takes a liking to her and asks her out. She goes with him to a party at his wealthy mother's home where a séance is held with very little result -- the medium feels little. Ruth, out of sympathy for hostess and medium, invites them to come to her home for a dinner party. While there, they hold a séance with far more complex results. Sara is briefly possessed by a lonely spirit and the medium feels the intensity of an evil spirit. The party breaks up with the medium fleeing with fear from the party. Four characters are central to this story, Ruth, the professor friend, Sara, and her boyfriend. They all reserve some degree of skepticism regarding whether the house is actually haunted. During the story they read into past Georgetown history to find answers, all the while experiencing escalating supernatural events that they cannot explain. It finally wraps up in a stunning conclusion that'll take your breath away. If you love ghost stories and love mysteries, this book is a sure bet for you. I started reading it and stayed up way past my bedtime! Buy it, borrow it, get it, read it. You'll be glad you did!
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