The Ghost of Greenwich Village: A NovelIn this charming fiction debut, a young woman moves to Manhattan in search of romance and excitement—only to find that her apartment is haunted by the ghost of a cantankerous Beat Generation writer in need of a rather huge favor. For Eve Weldon, moving to Greenwich Village is a dream come true. She’s following in the bohemian footsteps of her mother, who lived there during the early sixties among a lively community of Beat artists and writers. But when Eve arrives, the only scribe she meets is a grumpy ghost named Donald, and the only writing she manages to do is for chirpy segments on a morning news program, Smell the Coffee. The hypercompetitive network environment is a far cry from the genial camaraderie of her mother’s literary scene, and Eve begins to wonder if the world she sought has faded from existence. But as she struggles to balance her new job, demands from Donald to help him complete his life’s work, a budding friendship with a legendary fashion designer, and a search for clues to her mother’s past, Eve begins to realize that community comes in many forms—and that the true magic of the Village is very much alive, though it may reveal itself in surprising ways. |
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... didn't pursue these nonsensical jobs , " said Donald . " What was the last one ? Party planner ? Never heard of such a thing . Who plans a party ? A gui- tar and a couple of blotters - there's your party . And before that ? " He ...
... didn't pursue these nonsensical jobs , " said Donald . " What was the last one ? Party planner ? Never heard of such a thing . Who plans a party ? A gui- tar and a couple of blotters - there's your party . And before that ? " He ...
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... didn't mind listening to Donald . In fact , she liked to think she was a good listener in general . But she would have preferred having the choice of when to listen and to whom . The pain took real root now , spreading wide and 4 Lorna ...
... didn't mind listening to Donald . In fact , she liked to think she was a good listener in general . But she would have preferred having the choice of when to listen and to whom . The pain took real root now , spreading wide and 4 Lorna ...
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... didn't even have the good grace to appear ! There was no apparition hanging in the air above her bed , no doors slamming in the night , no " Mwaaaaaaaaaaa " coming from the dumbwaiter . All of that would have been fine , fun even ; it ...
... didn't even have the good grace to appear ! There was no apparition hanging in the air above her bed , no doors slamming in the night , no " Mwaaaaaaaaaaa " coming from the dumbwaiter . All of that would have been fine , fun even ; it ...
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... didn't know . She had no idea what being a writer at Smell the Coffee , the nation's number two morning show , actually entailed . What was there to write at a news program ? She'd never watched much television and didn't even have one ...
... didn't know . She had no idea what being a writer at Smell the Coffee , the nation's number two morning show , actually entailed . What was there to write at a news program ? She'd never watched much television and didn't even have one ...
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... didn't want to dwell on that . " Though they won't actually expect you to write something today , I hope ? We'll have a lot of work to do first . " " I appreciate that vote of confidence , " said Eve . " No , I won't be writing today ...
... didn't want to dwell on that . " Though they won't actually expect you to write something today , I hope ? We'll have a lot of work to do first . " " I appreciate that vote of confidence , " said Eve . " No , I won't be writing today ...
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