Sarah’s friend tells her the story of a girl, Sally, who lived in her house almost 30 years before. Sally’s story is one of love, betrayal and the struggle of a sheltered girl coming into the age of maturity. When Sarah finds out that she is pregnant, she can’t help thinking that her life is mirroring that of the unwed mother Sally. And, when she begins to see a man in black, much like Sally, Sarah knows her demise is not far off. But, one can only hope that Sarah’s family, boyfriend and sanity can pull through before her young life is taken from her.
REVIEW OF THE GHOST OF GOVERNOR'S BRIDGE BY SKIP STOVER BY LEIGH O'DONOVAN
The storyline behind Skip Stover’s “The Ghost of Governor’s Bridge” is clever. Two girls, who existed decades apart, have their lives run parallel creating a deja vous effect for readers. And, the reader can only hope that Sarah does not repeat Sally’s tragic mistake.
However, it appears that research is not Stover’s forte. Many elements with in the ghost story are out of touch with 70s time period. He also quickly divulges the fact that Sarah is pregnant in the first chapter, but then addresses it again later in the book. Having it revealed so early leads the reader to anticipate what the ending is going to be almost immediately.
Stover could have a good book on his hands if he would just pay more attention to detail and not give away so many facts at the start of his novel. Tighter and better research writing must be executed to make this a winner. – 1 STAR
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Although Leigh's reveiw show a negative impact on this novel, she did not take into consideration the novel was not finalized and was only a draft. With that said, I did use her advice and put the
70'd theme into the novel and changed the theme on the pregnacy.
The book is out and available on-line and in store and currently had a trailer being filmed for it.
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