The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R. A. Dick

I have never seen the movie version of 'The Ghost and Mrs. Muir', but I never knew the movie was based on a novel until recently!! With this new bit of information, I decided to listen to the unabridged audio version of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R. A. Dick, which was well narrated by Elizabeth Jasicki.

I enjoyed The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R. A. Dick!! What a fun read!! I enjoyed the storyline and characters for this novel and the writing too. Lucy Muir, is the main character, and she is a strong, confident woman for during the time period in which this novel was set. She's a widow with two young children and she sets out to start life over in a new town where she can afford to live. The house she moves into is apparently haunted and no one has rented it. But Lucy takes the rental and moves into the home with her children. Yes, there's a ghost, but Lucy and the ghost, sea Captain Daniel Gregg, form a special kinship with each other. I adored reading about their relationship! I also enjoyed reading about Lucy's life in general and her relationship's with others during a time period that held different views and conventions on what was expected of women.

Below is the publisher's summary for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R. A. Dick found on Amazon's website:

The basis for Joseph L. Mankiewicz's cinematic romance starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison.

Burdened by debt after her husband's death, Lucy Muir insists on moving into the very cheap Gull Cottage in the quaint seaside village of Whitecliff, despite multiple warnings that the house is haunted. Upon discovering the rumors to be true, the young widow ends up forming a special companionship with the ghost of handsome former sea captain Daniel Gregg. Through the struggles of supporting her children, seeking out romance from the wrong places, and working to publish the captain's story as a book, Blood and Swash, Lucy finds in her secret relationship with Captain Gregg a comfort and blossoming love she never could have predicted.

Originally published in 1945, made into a movie in 1947, and later adapted into a television sitcom in 1968, this romantic tale explores how love can develop without boundaries, both in this life and beyond.

I am giving The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R. A. Dick a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.

Until my next post, happy reading!