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| The Ghost | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Harris
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 500
Media: Paperback
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0099527499
EAN: 9780099527497
ASIN: 0099527499
Publication Date: July 3, 2008
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Condition: All in good condition; We post daily from Uk location; Wrapped in bubble wrap & inserted in jiffy bag;
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| Customer Reviews:
 Makes you think.. October 21, 2008
A very clever story. Really makes you think, what if that was true?
I'd never read Harris before but I will definitely read another one.
a very interesting and gripping read October 17, 2008
The Ghost really enjoyable read, intriguing how he could make tony and cherie so real and yet fictional ... also brilliant evocation of martha's vineyard very very well written, could not put it down!
 Missing a real plot September 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The main character goofs around a bit and gets laid before stumbling on the conspiracy. It was enjoyable enough, but mostly uneventful.
Enjoyable Thriller September 18, 2008
A ghostwriter, and narrator of this novel, is called on to write the memoirs of recent retired British Prime Minister, Adam Lang. However, he soon finds that the previous ghostwriter who was in the process of writing Lang's memoirs, died in mysterious circumstances. To make matters even more complicated, while the ghostwriter is visiting the Langs in Martha's Vineyard, New England, to discuss the book, he (Lang) is accused of war crimes, by the International Court of Justice.
I found this novel an enjoyable read. It is pretty obvious from the start, who Adam Lang, and his wife, Ruth are based on. This made the storyline that much more interesting, and there are few moments that nearly had me laughing out loud.
There is, also, a good plot to go along with the humourous bits, as the ghostwriter digs deeper into both Lang's background, and the previous ghostwriter's strange death. I found this book both thought provoking and a page turner.
Disappointing overall September 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
you'll have the gist of the story from the other reviews so I won't bother too much with that and give you a brief asessment of the book as a novel . Its not the most exciting read you'll ever have although it is quite atmospheric in a sort of Shipping News type of way ( althoughy just as plodding ! ) . Its quite evocative of Marthas Vineyard in winter and how rough the weather can be with its portrayal of windswept and rainy beaches and hamlets .
I though the Adam Lang character portrayal of a former British Prime Minister was quite weak and unconvincing . The character didn't quite seem to fit the role , particularly when using the word " man " at the end of a sentence !
Not a particularly gripping novel by any means but was quite easy on the eye and the plot wasn't taxing either . Which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your individual point of view . I thought the ending wasn't particularly climatic either and one was left wondering " was that it ?? " when the last page was reached .
Not a page turning blockbuster by any means but one to peacefully pass the time . And then throw away .
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