{"product_id":"the-ghost-of-a-lie-michelle-graham-taylor-9781955196703","title":"The Ghost of a Lie","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ghost of a Lie is the story of Doctor Joseph Murphy, a recently widowed middle-aged man who has come to the realization that he has lived his life as a lie. When a storm hits and damages his property Joseph meets Nathan, a 'nae right' bible quoting young man half his age. Their relationship goes against everything that Joseph had previously strived for, and challenges his own sense of self. As a medical doctor Joseph is also struggling to explain away the constant presence of his deceased wife in their home. Determined as she is to haunt him in death, much as she did in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story is character lead, centered on realism and the flawed self. As the plot unfolds it tackles the interesting, complex, and timeless issues of class, age and gender and digs deep into the character's own identity claims, questioning their notion of the public and private self. The story is told from the unique perspective of the characters, balanced with humor, and told in the natural Scottish dialect all set within the landscape of the Scottish Highlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelle Graham-Taylor was born in 1967 in Tidworth Hampshire. She works as a local social worker and lives with her family and an assortment of animals in the Highlands of Scotland overlooking Loch Ness. The Ghost of a Lie is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Graham-Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955196702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955196703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Adelaide Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Michelle Graham-Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445982343423,"sku":"9781955196703","price":22.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ec29e4a-278f-439b-ad37-6281b11cbeb2.jpg?v=1777221869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ghost-of-a-lie-michelle-graham-taylor-9781955196703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}