Mozart's Ghost

Anna talks to dead people--and she makes a decent living from it. Teacher by day, genuine medium by night, Anna is content with her life as a single woman in fabulous New York City, until Edward, a piano virtuoso, moves in downstairs--and with him comes an insufferable, aggressive ghost who'd like to remain anonymous. Edward's music disturbs Anna; the pushy ghost orders her around--suddenly her life isn't her own anymore. Kirsten Potter's whimsical performance makes Anna's conversations with her ghostly visitors acerbic and charming. Potter allows Anna's edgy temperament to show while still managing to keep listeners wholly on her side. Cameron's writing is crisp, her plot is original, and Potter's reading is choice. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

December 3, 2007
Cameron, the author of more than 25 books and probably best-known for The Artist's Way
, brings her fans a twist on a stereotypical romance that strikes a chord with those willing to immerse themselves in a world of ghosts. Anna Chester is a New York transplant from the Midwest trying to overcome loneliness and support herself by substitute teaching while pursuing a sideline career as a medium. When Edward Appleton, a talented pianist who is practicing for a competition, moves in downstairs, Anna is frustrated that the piano music interrupts her communication with the other world. Her anger is amplified even more by frequent visits from the ghost of Mozart, who adores Edward's playing and encourages Anna to pursue a romantic relationship with the musician. The romance blossoms in fits and starts, and Anna is reluctant to tell Edward about her speaking-with-the-dead abilities out of fear he will no longer want a relationship. While this delightful novel has a heavy supernatural presence, it's also about loneliness and fear, two things that many readers will understand—even if they don't believe in ghosts.