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Beth
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May 31, 2014 02:23PM

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Linda Gillard's The Glass Guardian
And check out this link to Books From Scotland Ghost stories http://www.booksfromscotland.com/Cate...

Her excessive adjectives bumb me out (always "stared vacantly, twiddled absently, flipped idly"). Soft words make a sentence weak, less brisk & direct, redundant. Staring / stirring coffee is already idle. *sigh* Her originality is wonderful! If only her editor were more strict. Carolyn. [ "Ethereal" | "My Kind Of Mystery" | "Gentle Spectrums" ] http://cmriedel.wordpress.com/2014/02...

C., I have just recently found Dusanna Kearsley and have now read 3 of hers. I will check out Giles Gordon.
Thanks so much!


It is not based in Scotland but you cannot go past the absolute classic,
The Shining


You can download an excerpt and decide if its for you!

I think you'll love it.

It's appears as a digression in the novel

Scott should have written more ghost stories. He was an authority on folklore. Must have known masses of them. No one could write it better.
Books mentioned in this topic
Redgauntlet (other topics)The Key-Stone of the Bridge (other topics)
The Shining (other topics)
The Glass Guardian (other topics)