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Everyday Ghosts
For two years, Brother Pete has lived as a monk in a rundown abbey on the outskirts of the city. He has run away from his life only to find himself among a group of outcasts and oddballs, from a former child star who's seen better days, to an old abbot who makes no secret of his love for drink and his hatred for almost everything else.
It's not exactly what Pete had in mind.
Then one day a stranger arrives and throws everything off balance. Soon, it seems, Brother Pete will need to face his own past if he wants to find out whether this mysterious visitor is a danger―or a savior.
“James Morrison introduces us to a wonderfully eccentric cast of characters and lets each of them challenge, surprise, and move us. The writing is gentle and stern in turn, always beautiful as a fable or vision should be. As the story unfolds its mysteries, the truth at its core is at once painful and uplifting—an enduring lesson but also a delight.”
―Kyoko Mori, author of Yarn and Shizuko's Daughter
The Gemma Open Door Series features storytelling by best-selling authors and important voices for new readers. A story doesn't have to be big to change our world.
It's not exactly what Pete had in mind.
Then one day a stranger arrives and throws everything off balance. Soon, it seems, Brother Pete will need to face his own past if he wants to find out whether this mysterious visitor is a danger―or a savior.
“James Morrison introduces us to a wonderfully eccentric cast of characters and lets each of them challenge, surprise, and move us. The writing is gentle and stern in turn, always beautiful as a fable or vision should be. As the story unfolds its mysteries, the truth at its core is at once painful and uplifting—an enduring lesson but also a delight.”
―Kyoko Mori, author of Yarn and Shizuko's Daughter
The Gemma Open Door Series features storytelling by best-selling authors and important voices for new readers. A story doesn't have to be big to change our world.
137 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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James Morrison
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Professor Morrison is a scholar of modern literature and film and the author, editor, or co-author of eleven books. He holds a Ph.D. from SUNY Buffalo and taught at North Carolina State University from 1990 to 2001. His recent works include Buffalo Trace and Auteur Theory and My Son John.
Professor Morrison is a scholar of modern literature and film and the author, editor, or co-author of eleven books. He holds a Ph.D. from SUNY Buffalo and taught at North Carolina State University from 1990 to 2001. His recent works include Buffalo Trace and Auteur Theory and My Son John.
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March 21, 2025The ending is told from the point of view of an animal. This is always a redeeming quality for any story.
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April 3, 2017
What a charming little book. I don't mean that in a condescending way, it just really is a charming little book. I didn't realize until after I read it but it's from a series for adult new readers; the author accomplishes a lot with simple language.
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