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 … 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.
With a new foreword by Adriana Trigiani.
Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.
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Very dated. The writing is mediocre, and the story is superficial. For once, I’d have to advise people to stic with the movie.
A wonderful story of how a Victorian-era woman finds her strength. Plus, there’s a ghost, which is always interesting.
Delightful.
Classic
A bit dated but still fun. Unlike the movie, Mrs. Muir can’t see Rex Harrison…um, I mean the Captain, but he’s just as much there as if she did.
Took me back. Great read.
I loved the television series in the late 1960’s. This fleshes the characters out plus is a great love story.
The movie was much better, but the was good too.
A lovely classic story. I watched the movie many years ago but had never read the book. So much more development of the characters. Makes me want to watch the movie again.
Utterly charming.
I have loved the movie for years. The book has much more depth. It is beautifully and simply written. While the theme of the resistant Victorian woman is not original, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir exposes the treatment of women during the Victorian Era, showing that independence could be achieved by determination and sensibility.
I was happy to catch up on a classic story. It was different than I expected, but sweet.
always like the old classic movie didn’t know it was a book.
Enjoyed the book more!
A bit of historical fiction and a nice story
Loved the movie, love the book even though the movie had a few changes.
I loved reading the book after having seeing the movie several times. The movie has always been one of my all-time favorites. I never knew it was based on this enjoyable read!
It was so much fun to read the source of the movie script and note the differences. I suspect the movie lovers, of which I am one, will smile as they realize how skillfully the movie script was modified to both compress and heighten the impact of the story and characters. Unlike a lot of movies from decades ago, both hold up admirably, especially with Mrs. Muir and the captain. Great fun. I didn’t want it to end (same with the movie).
I loved the show when I was younger and enjoyed reading the book!
Great story, I have loved every iteration of this
This is one of the all-time classics. I hadn’t seen the movie, or the tv show in many years, so when Book Bub brought the book back to the forefront of my mind, I was thrilled. The characters are wonderful, as is the storyline.