The Ghost Notebooks
A Novel
by Ben Dolnick
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Pub Date Feb 13 2018 | Archive Date Mar 13 2018
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Pantheon
Description
"[An] elegant, eerie new novel . . . Powerful." —The Washington Post
A supernatural story of love, ghosts, and madness as a young couple, newly engaged, become caretakers of a historic museum.
When Nick Beron and Hannah Rampe decide to move from New York City to the tiny upstate town of Hibernia, they aren't exactly running away, but they need a change. Their careers have flatlined, the city is exhausting, and they've reached a relationship stalemate. Hannah takes a job as live-in director of the Wright Historic House, a museum dedicated to an obscure nineteenth-century philosopher, and she and Nick swiftly move into their new home. The town’s remoteness, the speed with which Hannah is offered the job, and the lack of museum visitors barely a blip in their consideration.
At first, life in this old, creaky house feels cozy—they speak in Masterpiece Theater accents and take bottles of wine to the swimming hole. But as summer turns to fall, Hannah begins to have trouble sleeping and she hears whispers in the night. One morning, Nick wakes up to find Hannah gone. In his frantic search for her, Nick will discover the hidden legacy of Wright House: a man driven wild with grief, and a spirit aching for home.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781101871096 |
| PRICE | $25.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 224449
This is an atmospheric, supernatural tale that focuses on a historical museum. I read it pretty quickly, in two sittings and overall, I enjoyed it. Parts of it seemed a little rushed to me/not as fleshed out, but it was entertaining and had some great details/moments for me. Definitely an interesting story, I would recommend it.
Katherine M, Reviewer
After a few bumpy starts, I raced through about 2/3 of this book in one go until a 3am finish. Obsessed with ghosts at an early age, I enjoyed this delightfully atmospheric novel which was told often with some humor and a good dose of self-reflection, by the narrator and protagonist, Nick.
He and his fiancée Hannah move away from the big city and into this historic museum, the Wright House, in tiny Hibernia, to be its caretakers, which immediately gives you flashes of 'The Shining'. We don't get to know too much about Hannah right away, and the story centers around Nick's experience as he is the one who is really 'brought along for this strange ride'.
Because I was reading a digital copy, I didn't get to experience what the special notations of the original owner of the house, Edmund Wright, Mary have looked like, as with the ones kept in a journal by Hannah. I expect those to look different in the finished copy. This will likely add to the atmosphere of the novel. Also, whoever picks up this book should be fooled by that sweet cover, for there are spirits working within that aren't so innocent.
I found this book to be filled with quite a bit of mystery, some humor, self-reflection, a look at grief and loss, the supernatural, and the author, Ben Dolnick, uses fascinating language throughout.
I'll be interested to see a finished copy with the 'Ghost Notebook' writings included.
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