VALERIE MARTIN is the author of nine novels, including "Trespass," "Italian Fever," "The Great Divorce," "Mary Reilly," and the 2003 Orange Prize-winning "Property" and of three collections of short fiction.
"[A] sly and masterly historical novel, a page-turner written with
intelligence and flair. One way of constructing a novel that makes
the whole seem larger than its parts is to variegate the parts to
employ multiple voices, styles and points of view, even
interpolated genres, from poetry and court records to newspaper
clippings, letters and diaries. Martin does all this and more, and
the effect is striking." "The New York Times Book Review"
"Martin, who won Britain's Orange Prize for her historical novel
"Property," slips into the 19th century with the ease of a time
traveler. Her period set pieces are superb. . . . The mystery
remains, but thanks to Martin s ingenuity, the narrative
possibilities seem endless." "The Boston Globe"
"Fact and fiction meld so neatly that it seems as if every
character is drawn from real life a compliment to Martin's able
research, psychological acuity and verbal finesse. Given such
favorable winds, the novel unlike the Mary Celeste sails home with
flying colors." "The Seattle Times"
"Valerie Martin is a writer of immense talent and insight. Her
latest novel weaves a beautiful tale of loss, love, and the
connections that link us. One moment we're aboard the doomed ship
and another we're in the pages of a diary. "The Ghost of the Mary
Celeste" offers readers a riveting cast and evocative prose." Yann
Martel
"Valerie Martin has written a splendid, mysterious and beautiful
new novel. She writes about great ocean voyages and storms that
tear apart both ships and hearts. She tells a seafaring tale in the
tradition of Melville, and conjures up a mystery worthy of Arthur
Conan Doyle, who actually appears as a character and plays a vital
role. She writes about spiritualism with both clarity and
skepticism, and in Violet Petra she has created a woman for the
ages." Pat Conroy
""The Ghost of the Mary Celeste" is a wonderfully ingenious novel,
compelling, convincing and exciting." John Banville
"[A]long with a satisfying ghost story, [Martin] gives us the soil
from which its central mystery grew. . . . [I]n a masterpiece
offine detail and intense reimagining, Martin evokes aworld
suspended between faith and reason, in which 'the other side' is
quite real and always beckoning." "The Guardian"
"[A]n unusual page turner." "The Independent"
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"Valerie Martin is a writer of immense talent and insight. Her
latest novel weaves a beautiful tale of loss, love, and the
connections that link us. One moment we're aboard the doomed ship
and another we're in the pages of a diary. "The Ghost of the Mary
Celeste" offers readers a riveting cast and evocative prose."
--Yann Martel
"Valerie Martin has written a splendid, mysterious and beautiful
new novel. She writes about great ocean voyages and storms that
tear apart both ships and hearts. She tells a seafaring tale in the
tradition of Melville, and conjures up a mystery worthy of Arthur
Conan Doyle, who actually appears as a character and plays a vital
role. She writes about spiritualism with both clarity and
skepticism, and in Violet Petra she has created a woman for the
ages."--Pat Conroy
""The Ghost of the Mary Celeste" is a wonderfully ingenious novel,
compelling, convincing and exciting."--John Banville
"Valerie Martin has written a splendid, mysterious and beautiful
new novel. She writes about great ocean voyages and storms that
tear apart both ships and hearts. She tells a seafaring tale in the
tradition of Melville, and conjures up a mystery worthy of Arthur
Conan Doyle, who actually appears as a character and plays a vital
role. She writes about spiritualism with both clarity and
skepticism, and in Violet Petra she has created a woman for the
ages."--Pat Conroy
""The Ghost of the Mary Celeste" is a wonderfully ingenious novel,
compelling, convincing and exciting."--John Banville
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