Mickelsson's Ghosts

Download or read book Mickelsson's Ghosts written by John Gardner and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIV DIVDIVGardner’s final novel: a delicate tapestry of literary genres that create a wonderfully mysterious and ambitious narrative /divDIV /div/divDIVAs Peter Mickelsson’s brilliant career as a professor at Brown University winds down, he suffers from alcoholism and is on the brink of divorce. Seeking a new start, Mickelsson moves to an old farmhouse in the Pennsylvania countryside to take a position at Bingham University. But when mysterious supernatural events begin to occur, it becomes clear that these new surroundings will not provide a refuge for this troubled man, but rather prompt an introspective look into the ultimate value of his life’s work. /divDIV /divDIVWith distinctive style and linguistic mastery, author John Gardner weaves together a string of extraordinary plots that culminate in an unforgettable conclusion./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features a new illustrated biography of John Gardner, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Gardner family and the University of Rochester Archives./div /div