The New Williamsburg Book Club

On Saturday, November 21, 2026 we'll gather at 7 p.m. to discuss "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" by R.A. Dick.

According to the description on Amazon.com: "The book that inspired Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s cinematic romance starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison—one of the most passionately romantic movies ever made. • With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani."
"Burdened by debt after her husband's death, Lucy Muir insists on moving into the very cheap Gull Cottage in the quaint seaside village of Whitecliff, despite multiple warnings that the house is haunted. Upon discovering the rumors to be true, the young widow ends up forming a special companionship with the ghost of handsome former sea captain Daniel Gregg. Through the struggles of supporting her children, seeking out romance from the wrong places, and working to publish the captain's story as a book, Blood and Swash, Lucy finds in her secret relationship with Captain Gregg a comfort and blossoming love she never could have predicted.
Originally published in 1945, made into a movie in 1947, and later adapted into a television series in 1968, this romantic tale explores how love can develop without boundaries, both in this life and beyond."

I usually enjoy reading the novels that filmmakers decided to make a movie out of, and I hope we'll all enjoy this movie inspiration. Come discuss it with friends and neighbors that evening! Please Note: By request of some group members, since this is will be our book choice related to Halloween, feel free to show up in costume if the spirit so moves! Lisa