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Stricter than, say, bergen evans or w3 disinterested means impartial period, strunk. The reasons for the hauntings showing up now rather than earlier is part of the mystery. The timing is perfect and the tension build to a fever pitch. When ruths niece, sara, comes to stay for the summer, strange things begin occurring in ruths ancestral georgetown home. Books by barbara michaels author of ammie, come home. In my opinion, it is the best kind of supernatural story, not gory, but unnerving in its scariness. Buy ammie, come home by barbara michaels online at alibris. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Ammie, come home is one of barbara michaels most liked and popular ghost mysteries. Ammie, come home is a fun story that will give you a few shivers. If you are looking for something that is going to keep you reading right until the very last page, then check out this story for yourself. A mysterious voice keeps calling, ammie, come home.
Buy a cheap copy of ammie, come home book by barbara michaels. In ammie, come home, the house features as a prominent part of the plot, in the other two books its just a house. This is spite of my enjoyment of ghost stories and barbara michaels other work. It premiered as the abc movie of the week on october 27, 1970. Neither ruth nor sara know anyone by the name, and they are the only people staying in the house. Ammie, come home is the first book in the georgetown series.
In my opinion, it is the best kind of supernatural story, not gory, but. Buy ammie, come home book online at best prices in india on. It begins as a lark a harmless diversion initiated by washington, d. Even though it is set in the 1970s, the setting holds up and is believable. Read ammie, come home by barbara michaels available from rakuten kobo. She was born in canton, illinois and has written over fifty books including some in egyptology. Ammie, come home is probably the most traditionally gothic of the three books. Barbara michaels is a prolific writer, having penned over 30 novels some under her real name, elizabeth peters. Ammie, come home hardcover published november 1st 1986 by ulverscroft large print books, ltd.
In this tantalizing fictional story, readers get the chance to meet ruth bennett, the main character, for the first time. I have read most of barbara michaels books and ammie, come home is one of the best. Published in 1968, ammie, come home is an oldfashioned. Published in 1968, ammie, come home is an oldfashioned ghost story emphasis on the oldfashioned. Ammie, come home by barbara michaels nook book ebook. For the guests at ruth bennets fashionable georgetwon home, the seance was just a playful diversion. Ammie, come home georgetown, book 1 by barbara michaels book cover, description, publication history.
Ruth lives in a historical home in georgetown, and has never been bothered by hauntings. Ruth bennet has inherited a distant relatives home and her niece. It may not surprise you when i say i only read ammie, come home because i. She also wrote as elizabeth peters, as well as under her own name. The last book in the series combines elements of both ammie, come home and shattered silk. Using filesharing servers api, our site will find the e book file in various formats such as pdf, epub and other. It concerns ruth, her 19yearold niece, sara who is living with her while she attends college, pat macdougal saras professor and ruths love interest and bruce, sara barbara michaels is a prolific writer, having penned over 30 novels some under her real name, elizabeth peters. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards help sell. A trio of short storiessarang readers digest condensed books, volume 4. Ammie come home published by user, 20 years ago barbara michaels weaves a web of supernatural reality around a 1960s era washington, dc suburban neighborhood. The johnstown floodonce an eagle ammie, come home gone. Ammie, come home it begins as a lark a harmless diversion initiated by washington, d. Bruce is saras boyfriend and pat is her professor who shows an interest in ruth.
If you are a fan of the amelia peabody series by elizabeth peters aka barbara michaels, you may enjoy reading this novel as a prototype of what were to become the emerson clan. Barbara michaels hosting what was supposed to be a harmless seance to entertain her visiting niece, sara, in her elegant georgetown home, ruth bennett comes face to face with an unwelcome spirit who reveals a dark. If you are looking for something that is going to keep you reading right until the very last. Ammie, come home georgetown, book 1 by barbara michaels. Stitches in time has supernatural elements as well as a bit of a mystery and a focus on historical textilesin this case, quilts instead of clothing this one is a bit darker than the other two. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Barbara michaels has 51 books on goodreads with 76944 ratings. Ammie, come home georgetown trilogy series by barbara michaels. Ammie, come home by michaels, barbara elizabeth peters and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
C ruth, a department of commerce official, has lived in a georgetown row house for some years after inheriting it from a distant cousin. It begins as a lark a harmless diversion initiated by washingt. May i point out to the young person who complained that ammie, come home was too sixties that the book was written in the sixties, and therefore should be read in the context of the late sixties. Somehow her book ammie, come home found its way onto my tbr list, then shelf and i finally got around to reading it. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ammie, come home.
Suddenly sara is speaking in a voice not her own, transformed into a miserable, whimpering creature so unlike her normal. In this book, it begins as a lark a harmless diversion initiated by washington, d. Mccullough, anton myrer, barbara michaels, rumer godden, roger a. When my daughter and i read it we were into the seventies, and we both found the book fascinatingly spooky. Ammie, come home by barbara michaels in djvu, epub, fb3 download e book. Press the button start search and wait a little while. Ive been hearing my mom rave about how much she loved this book for ever, which in the way of such things between mothers and daughter sometimes, had the perverse effect of making me disinclined to read it. Ammie, come home ebook by barbara michaels rakuten kobo. Sara started living with ruth a few months ago in the house ruth recently inherited from a distant aunt. Ammie, come home by barbara michaels this one is considerably more creeptastic than the previous entry but in an indulgent way.
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