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The Anatomy of Ghosts

by Andrew Taylor
John Telfer
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1786, Jerusalem College, Cambridge. The ghost of Sylvia Whichcote is rumored to be haunting Jerusalem, since disturbed fellow-commoner, Frank Oldershaw, claims to have seen the dead woman prowling the grounds.

Desperate to salvage her son's reputation, Lady Anne Oldershaw employs John Holdsworth, author of The Anatomy of Ghosts, a stinging account of why ghosts are mere delusion to investigate. But his arrival in Cambridge disrupts an uneasy status quo as he glimpses a world of privilege and abuse.

And when Holdsworth finds himself haunted not only by the ghost of his dead wife, Maria, but also Elinor—the very-much-alive Master's wife—his fate is sealed.

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  • Release date

    January 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792775898
      • File size: 403725 KB
      • Duration: 14:01:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Set in eighteenth-century England, THE ANATOMY OF GHOSTS is a masterful thriller. Narrator John Telfer transports listeners to Jerusalem College, Cambridge, with a vivid narration in perfect harmony with the people and times. London bookseller John Holdsworth, who has written a treatise debunking ghost sightings, is commissioned to investigate Lady Anne Oldershaw's son's mental illness, which is tied to a woman's mysterious death, a secret society, and a ghost. Young Oldershaw is a Jerusalem student. Telfer effortlessly provides a unique vocal identity for a wide range of good fellows and villains. His ability to vocalize emotion is outstanding. THE ANATOMY OF GHOSTS is authentic in both the written and spoken word. T.J.M. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from November 15, 2010
      Set in England in 1786, this masterful thriller from British author Taylor (Bleeding Heart Square) opens on a tragic note. In the months since London bookseller John Holdsworth's little son, Georgie, slipped into the Thames and hit his head against a coal barge with fatal results, Holdsworth's grief-stricken wife, Maria, has repeatedly visited the site of the boy's death. Until her own untimely death, Maria spends most of her days with a woman who relays messages from Georgie from the beyond. At loose ends, Holdsworth, who's written a treatise debunking ghost sightings, accepts an assignment from Lady Anne Oldershaw in Cambridge to prove to her son, a Jerusalem College student who claims to have seen a ghost, that he's suffering from a delusion. Fans of Michael Cox and Charles Palliser will relish this sophisticated period puzzle, which takes an intriguing look at the age-old question of the reality of ghosts.

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