Ghost of a Marriage is a supernatural fantasy by Richard Dansky with elements of horror. Set in modern times we find the protagonist struggling to come to terms with his pending divorce.
Gary Lawrence is a writer who lives with his soon to be ex-wife Jennifer and their beloved cat Francesca affectionately called ‘’Frannie.’’ Things are already awkward with Jennifer leaving the house when Gary starts seeing things. Memories from his past with Jennifer come to life in ghost form. He notices a candle like the one Jen used to use in the master bathroom but the mysterious light eludes him until he comes face to face with ghost Jen.
Freaked out with no way to explain things, he confides in James and Ellie who think his gone crazy due to stress from the divorce. He hesitates to share such information with Jennifer whose already gotten him to set an appointment with a shrink.
At risk of being evicted out of his own house by a ghost or murdered, Gary destroys them by destroying memories of himself and Jen. This not only destroys memories but also purges them. Exterminating them internally and externally so that they no longer have such haunting effects as seeing them every day would have. Memories in this story are presented as a mirror to the past. A happy past the present Gary yearned for but did not want to look at. He needed to be contented and focused with the here and now and Ghost Gary presented the part of Gary that was in denial. Both parts of Gary needed to accept reality and consequences though after being destroyed Ghost Gary had no reality to content with but Gary definitely had a future to look forward to.
The entire story proves that we are what we emanate. Life is truly, what we make it. If we send out bad energy, the universe sends back bad energy to us and we end up like Gary. No doubt, the ghosts were projected bad energy. The novel’s only negative aspect was the over use of vulgarity and a couple of errors with editing but overall a great read that gets you to self introspect. Ghost of a Marriage gets a rating of 4 of out 5 stars.Recommend this book to adult audiences as it contains profanity, violence, and graphic sexual scenes. One reason to pick this book up is cause of its appeal and relatability.
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