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Addressing Spirits
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Addressing Spirits (edit title/settings)

by Carla Foft (Author) (edit contributors)

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Cheryl Taran is a very practical woman employed as a records manager and computer analyst at her local police department. As a single mother, her life is hectic, but ordinary. That is until an old police case comes back to haunt her. Cheryl finds herself enmeshed in a real life paranormal... read more

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The novel begins with the release of a man from a mental facility. The reader gets the idea very quickly that he wasn't really ready to be released. He goes home and immediately becomes irritated with his wife and children. The reader doesn't know for sure what happened, but it wasn't good.... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The novel begins with the release of a man from a mental facility. The reader gets the idea very quickly that he wasn't really ready to be released. He goes home and immediately becomes irritated with his wife and children. The reader doesn't know for sure what happened, but it wasn't good. Since this is a ghost story, the reader is expected to be able to guess the general situation. The details are supplied later as Cheryl Taran investigates.

The real mystery comes in when the reader discovers that the expected haunting isn't happening where it is expected to be, in the home of the mental patient. This is where Cheryl Taran gets involved. She has information about the original police case surrounding the investigation of the mental patient and his family. She even has access to details that involve the family dog.

After helping to resolve this situation, word of mouth gets her involved in another similar scenario. This one is more of a mystery because neither the reader, nor Cheryl, know who the ghost is or why it exists. Once she finds the answers to this question, she then attempts to resolve the problem again. This resolution isn't as clear cut and takes longer to evolve. By the end of the book, the reader is still having to decide what the most likely outcome will be.

Finally, Cheryl goes on a well deserved vacation only to discover that there is a resident ghost at the historic hotel where she is staying. She wants to just leave it alone, but her teenage daughter wants to stir things up. Of course, teenagers are very good at doing that. The daughter devises an unique method of communicating with the ghost and everyone is surprised by what is discovered.

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  • ““I’ve enjoyed all of this and I want you to keep me updated on what you find out. But I have to go home and get a few things done. If I don’t get out the Pledge soon, the dust bunnies are going to be leaving tracks on my furniture,” Sarah declined politely.”
  • “Are you talking to yourself again?” Sally asked as she came into the room with Cheryl. “Of course,” Cheryl stated as she tried to remind herself to keep her temper under control, “And I’ll answer myself too. It would be rude not to.”
  • “(Sally asked, )"Do you think Daddy crossed-over peacefully? You don’t think he’s stuck haunting the place the plane crashed or anything, do you?” (Cheryl answered, )“If your daddy was going to haunt any place, it would be the airline ticket counter trying to get a refund because the flight didn’t reach Albuquerque.”
  • “...then they turned and ran like they’d been branded and were about to be changed from bulls to steers”
  • “Several thoughts were rolling erratically in her head like the ball supposedly did in Carson’s bedroom.”
  • “(Mary asked, )"How do you discipline a naughty ghost?" James answered, “You can always tell them, ‘You can’t get away with anything around here, I can see right through you.'”

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A danger to himself or others; that was their excuse for having kept him here for six weeks.

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  • Spirits' Rights: Spirits don't exist just for our curiosity and entertainment - They're still here for a reason. That reason needs to be respected - Maybe the reason needs to be explored and maybe it doesn't. Not all ghosts are bad - Maybe they need to be encouraged to move on, maybe they don't. Spirits don't want to be hasseled - Living people don't usually want to be bothered when we're resting or when we're just minding our own business, neither do spirits. Family members should be respected - Every ghost is, or was, someone's family member.
  • James is the level-headed one who has a prove-it-to-me-first attitude: He is a draftsman and carpenter. One of his major scenes involves him using a level to see if there is a logical reason for a ball to roll erratically in Carson's bedroom.
  • Sometimes it isn't the ghost who needs direction, sometimes it's the living people: Alfred finds an unique way to communicate his message.

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  1. Carla Foft (Author)

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Reading Level: Adults

Also enjoyable reading for young adults, but it does clearly involve some pre-marital sex. The sex is not graphic, just alluded to.

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