A ghostly return, but not from who you wanted…

Synopsis

When Beatrice Beaumont loses her husband, George, she finds herself raising their young daughter alone in the ancestral home, Ketton Hall, deep in the Suffolk countryside. With Christmas approaching and marking the first anniversary of George’s death, there’s nothing Bea wants more than to have him back again.

One night, she makes a wish for him to return and gets the shock of her life when a ghost appears. But it isn’t her George…

The Wrong Ghost is a delightful Christmas tale, full of warmth and charm, perfect for a dark winter’s night in a cosy, candle-lit room.

My review

Beatrice Beaumont lives with her young daughter alone in the ancestral home of Ketton Hall. She is still deeply grieving the loss of her husband George. Not only is Christmas approaching, but also the first anniversary of George’s death, making this period an extra difficult one…
When one night she wishes George to return, she never expected to have her wish granted… just not in the way she expected. Because a ghost named George truly appear, but it’s not her George…

I found this a delightful, heart – warming, hopeful novella to read. It seems so easy for this author to write compelling stories that makes your heart ache but at the same time make your heart melt.

The pain and grief Bea is feeling through the whole story is so palpable, especially as she lost her beloved George in such a terrible way…
I could only try to understand how difficult it was for her to move on, yet it’s clear she would move heaven and earth for her little girl, fighting her demons, those in her mind and real demons like George’s cousin.

I don’t live in a great, ancestral house myself, but if I were, I would feel intimated too, especially if just like Bea, it’s the home of the man you loved.
And her tale reminded me that in such grand houses the weirdest things can happen, even summoning ghosts!

Believing in ghosts is not something that I can say I do, but if ghosts truly exist, I hope they would all be like George!
Bea doesn’t know how she did it, but she summoned George from *somewhere*. And while it’s obvious she is frustrated it isn’t her own George, but one of his ancestors, maybe this other George is exactly what Bea needs…

It’s not that George is doing great, amazing things, but his presence and their talks, allow Bea to take baby steps allowing her to move on.
He is helpful in so many obvious and subtle ways. He helps her not only with the resolving the mystery of some old and precious jewellery, but having his shoulder to cry on, Bea is able to feel lighter.

Do you know when you truly enjoyed a novella? The moment you reach the end and you feel unsatisfied! This was such an amazing story, even if the end was bittersweet, and it was way too short! I fell in love with this tale, even starting to like to have ghosts in it, while often I find this a nogoer for me. The author shows us that no matter how broken, crushed our heart is, bit by bit it is possible to see silver linings again. And even me feeling unsatisfied after the end, I can see so much potential for a sequel, and even more?