The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

By: R. A. Dick

Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki

Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

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 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.

©2018 R. A. Dick (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

much better than the movie

The book is so much better than the movie, as most books are. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

A Good Oldie Made Better

This is a good old story. In spite of the faults, it endures to this day. It is reminiscent of of a golden age Hollywood movie or radio play. Glamorous even though it isn’t the best. The narrator does a fine turn, and convincingly portrays each character and their particular nuance which may not have been so evidently written by the author. It is interpreted by the reader,and we are the lucky listeners.

Written in 1945

I remember watching the movie as a child. One of my favorite movies.I never read the book…well done and the narrator was great. Thank you so much,a pleasure listening to this book 📖.🐼🐼🐼🐼

Timeless strong women

I very much enjoyed this story, given the time it was written in it told of great independence of a strong woman. Yes, it was a man who gave her the idea for financial independence, but it was her willingness to carry out the task she knew needed to be done. Great partnership story.

Utterly sublime

What a wonderful and imaginative story, written with so much detail. I felt i was there. I truly loved every bit of it, and am so glad of the ending. It is the story of a lifetime love relationship between a pretty and kind woman, who had been overpowered in her past, and a moral, wise, and vital ship’s captain, who died years before, and who continues to inhabit the home he built and lived in, that this woman moves into. Just scrumptious!

my favorite romance!

the movie is my favorite romantic movie and the audiobook is just as good or better. true love. I wish for the love of Captain Gregg.

Loved it

I can’t believe this was a free listen. It was sooo good. The performance was perfect. The story was just as good or maybe better than the movie(if that could be possible).

Lovely

A lovely story, beautifully read. Edward Mulhare will always be the Captain for me and this reading supported image nicely.

A classic definitely worth reading

After 75 years, this book still reads well. It’s a great story of love, relationships, family, and independence. The characters are well developed and engaging.

Lucy is dutiful until . . .

I love the movie of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I first saw it as a child. After repeated viewings, it never lost the sense of romance and magic I found on my first viewing. I was delighted to find the audiobook of the novel the movie was based on. The audiobook was as enjoyable as the movie although there are a few differences. The story follows Lucy a dutiful young woman of her age, late Victorian/Edwardian. Lucy was a good child, who married and was a good wife. She had two children and was a good mother. When her husband died, she found herself penniless because her husband had gambled with the stock market. Lucy, now a widow, is living with her husband's family who refers to her (to her face) as "poor. little Lucy). They make all her decisions including those for her children.

Lucy suffers a spell of rebelliousness and moves herself and her children to a house overlooking the sea near a village. The house she chooses is very inexpensive because no tenant stays more than 24 hours. The previous owner does not want new tenants. What follows is a lively story, at times full of joy and others heartbreaking but never, ever boring. Elizabeth Jasicki does a very nice job narrating.