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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... shook her head as if to dislodge her fears . She wasn't going to be forced out . No way . " Well , well , " said Donald . " We certainly don't want you going back to the Ohio suburbs . Perhaps I can be of some assis- tance for this ...
... shook her head as if to dislodge her fears . She wasn't going to be forced out . No way . " Well , well , " said Donald . " We certainly don't want you going back to the Ohio suburbs . Perhaps I can be of some assis- tance for this ...
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... shook her head . " Why ? " " Because that's who everybody is , inside . " " Right , " she said . “ Well ... thanks . " She stepped onto the landing and closed the door behind her . She was off to take on the children of New York , and ...
... shook her head . " Why ? " " Because that's who everybody is , inside . " " Right , " she said . “ Well ... thanks . " She stepped onto the landing and closed the door behind her . She was off to take on the children of New York , and ...
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... shook his head again . " Timing a live show is unbelievably com- plicated . First of all , there are , like , a thousand elements : the segments , the commercials , the bumpers , the teases , the ' hello ' pages . ” Eve wished she had a ...
... shook his head again . " Timing a live show is unbelievably com- plicated . First of all , there are , like , a thousand elements : the segments , the commercials , the bumpers , the teases , the ' hello ' pages . ” Eve wished she had a ...
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