SuitabookThe Autumn Ghosts
Ruth M. Arthur
- Reading
- Pause after the flashback and after the cave discovery. Ask what Romilly knows, what remains uncertain, and whether the ending resolves the supernatural history as fully as the romance.
- Themes
- Inherited spells and responsibility: The book addresses inherited spells and responsibility; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The plot clearly treats inherited supernatural danger as central, but does not establish whether the story endorses, questions or simply uses the spell as a narrative device.
- Ghostly romance and repetition: Romilly falls in love with Jocelyn’s ghost and later meets a descendant who resembles him at a fancy-dress ball. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Atmosphere versus resolution: The Scottish island, cave and supernatural history create an ethereal atmosphere before Romilly returns to Edinburgh. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Worth knowing
- The supernatural material includes haunting, a curse, black magic, a long-dead ghost and a skeleton.