{"id":2648,"date":"2019-02-14T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2021-03-25T09:46:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:46:48","slug":"review-ghostly-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-ghostly-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Review &#8211; The Ghostly Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/20601432-the-ghostly-father\"><em>The Ghostly Father<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>by Sue Barnard<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2653 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/theGhostlyFather.jpg?resize=231%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Ghostly Father\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/theGhostlyFather.jpg?w=231&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/theGhostlyFather.jpg?resize=116%2C150&amp;ssl=1 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/strong><strong>Genres:<\/strong> Historical Fiction, Romance, Classical Rewrite<br \/><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> October 6, 2018<br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 252<br \/><strong>Purchase from:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mybook.to\/the-ghostly-father\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-ghostly-father-sue-barnard\/1118061011?ean=9781548268084\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><br \/><strong>My Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606<\/p>\n<p>Was this what really happened to Romeo &amp; Juliet?<\/p>\n<p>Think you know the world\u2019s most famous love story? Think again. What if the story of Romeo &amp; Juliet really happened \u2013 but not quite in the way we\u2019ve all been told?<\/p>\n<p>This part-prequel, part-sequel to the original tale, told from the point of view of the Friar, tells how an ancient Italian manuscript reveals secrets and lies which have remained hidden for hundreds of years, and casts new doubts on the official story of Shakespeare\u2019s famous star-crossed lovers.<\/p>\n<p>If you love the Romeo &amp; Juliet story but are disappointed with the way it ended, this is the book for you.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Review<\/h3>\n<p><em>The Ghostly Father<\/em> is a fantastic retelling of\u00a0<em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em>. It was interesting to see the story through the eyes of a character I&#8217;d previously never given any thought to.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Barnard&#8217;s additional world building brings the story to life in a new, and fascinating, way. Despite the slow start, I found myself immersed in the narrative before too long.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t help but feel sympathy for Fra&#8217; Lorenzo, and took delight in this story&#8217;s divergence from the classic. If you enjoyed\u00a0<em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em> even a tiny bit, you are likely to enjoy\u00a0<em>The Ghostly Father<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Giveaway!<\/h3>\n<p><em>Please note, this giveaway is only open in the UK.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/33c69494198\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"33c69494198\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\" id=\"rcwidget_m15cijhd\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SueBarnard.jpg?resize=246%2C261&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sue Barnard\" class=\"wp-image-2651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SueBarnard.jpg?w=246&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SueBarnard.jpg?resize=141%2C150&amp;ssl=1 141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sue Barnard is a British novelist, editor and\naward-winning poet.&nbsp; She was born in\nNorth Wales some time during the last millennium, but has spent most of her life\nin and around Manchester.&nbsp; After\ngraduating from Durham University she had a variety of office jobs before\nbecoming a full-time parent.&nbsp; If she had\nher way, the phrase \u201cNon-Working Mother\u201d would be banned from the English\nlanguage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her mind is so warped that she has appeared on BBC\nTV\u2019s Only Connect quiz show, and she has also compiled questions for BBC Radio\n4&#8217;s fiendishly difficult Round Britain\nQuiz. This once caused one of her sons to describe her as\n&#8220;professionally weird.&#8221; The label has stuck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sue speaks French like a Belgian, German like a\nschoolgirl, and Italian and Portuguese like an Englishwoman abroad.&nbsp; She is also very interested in family\nhistory.&nbsp; Her own background is far\nstranger than any work of fiction; she would write a book about it if she\nthought anybody would believe her.\n\nSue now lives in Cheshire, UK, with her\nextremely patient husband and a large collection of unfinished scribblings.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author links:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/broad-thoughts-from-a-home.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blog<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/suebarnardauthor\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1171386.Sue_Barnard\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0| <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/suebarnardauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AuthorSusanB\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Sue-Barnard\/e\/B00IF4ZJJU\/\">Amazon Author Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclaimer: This review is based on a complimentary eBook I received from Rachel&#8217;s Random Resources. The complimentary receipt of this book has in no way affected my review or rating.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rachelsrandomresources.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachelsRandomResources.png?resize=300%2C206&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rachel's Random Resources\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachelsRandomResources.png?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachelsRandomResources.png?resize=150%2C103&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rachelsRandomResources.png?w=408&amp;ssl=1 408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out my review of the *Romeo and Juliet* rewrite, *The Ghostly Father*, by Sue Banard. And if you&#8217;re in the UK, don&#8217;t miss the giveaway!<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-ghostly-father\/\">Keep Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Review &#8211; The Ghostly Father<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[87,105,71,39,155,146,112,164,138],"class_list":["post-2648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-blogger","tag-4star","tag-adult","tag-book-review","tag-books","tag-historical-romance","tag-literary-fiction","tag-rachels-random-resources","tag-renaissance","tag-romance","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8Z77k-GI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3914,"url":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-elizabeth-darcy\/","url_meta":{"origin":2648,"position":0},"title":"Review &#8211; 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