Mary is another favourite – I mean, what’s not to like about the ghost of a sixteenth century witch? She first appears in My So-Called Haunting and although she comes across as a bit of a banshee, she’s a pussycat underneath that grubby exterior. She was the perfect choice for the Ghost of Christmas Past. I think she might even have liked Elvira in the end.
Lastly, we have Owen, from My So-Called Phantom Lovelife. I feel kind of bad about how I left things with him. People have asked me about him a lot so I wanted to bring him back to show that maybe there’s still a chance for him, in the future. He is my Ghost of Christmas Future because if there’s a chance for Elvira, there’s certainly hope for Owen.
So I hope you enjoyed reading My So-Called Christmas Carol. Remember, ghosts are all around us and, just like Santa Claus, they know if you’ve been good or bad...
Merry Christmas!
Tamsyn Murray
My So-Called Afterlife
Tamsyn Murray
“I knew it was time to move on when a tramp peed on my Uggs.”
Lucy Shaw is a ghost with problems. First, she’s stuck haunting the men’s toilets on Carnaby Street, not the best place to spend eternity. Second, no-one can see or hear her. And third, the man who killed her last New Year’s Eve is still on the loose. Is it any wonder her mood is blacker than a tramp’s fingernails?
So when a lighting engineer called Jeremy walks into the toilet and asks her what she’s doing there she’s not exactly Miss Congeniality. But given that he’s the only person who can see her, she decides to overlook the fact that he’s drippier than a toddler’s nose and accepts his offer of help. Before she knows it, she’s out of the toilet and meeting other ghosts, including the emotionally unstable Hep and the lip-smackingly gorgeous Ryan.
Together, they track down Lucy’s killer, encountering meerkats, exorcists, and the world’s stroppiest tattoo artist along the way. Will their efforts to catch Lucy’s murderer succeed? What happens if they do? And just how do you go about snogging when you don’t actually have lips anymore?
Read My So-Called Afterlife to find out more!
Highly Commended – Booktrust Teenage Prize
Runner Up – Portsmouth Book Prize
"Boy meets-girl but so refreshingly different."– The Bookseller
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My So-Called Haunting
Tamsyn Murray
“How many times do I have to ask you to knock?” I yelled at Mary as she drifted through the door of my room and looked me up and down.
“Thou resemblest a strumpet,” she said, staring pointedly at my thigh-skimming skirt.
Sometimes I had trouble understanding Mary’s weird babbling, but in this case I was getting her loud and clear. Suddenly, my mood was blacker than a vampire’s soul.
Skye, a fourteen-year-old psychic, is stressed out.. Not only is the ghost of a sixteenth-century witch giving her fashion tips, but she’s struggling to settle into life with her aunt, and is developing a crush on the most unattainable boy in the school, Nico.
When her aunt asks for her help with a troubled teen ghost called Dontay, she's glad of the distraction. But then Nico starts paying her attention, and she's soon facing a battle to keep her love life and her psychic life separate.
As things get ever more complicated, it looks as though Dontay’s past might cost Skye her future...
'Scarily good... and spookily sassy! A fab, fun read...' - Cathy Cassidy
Runner Up – Bolton Book Award
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My So-Called Phantom Lovelife
Tamsyn Murray
I knew the boy was different when I saw him walk on water…
You think you’ve got relationship problems? Try dating a ghost!
When fourteen-year-old Skye Thackery meets Owen Wicks, it’s not exactly love at first sight. She’s getting over a broken heart and he’s – well – a ghost. But as Skye gets to know him, she can’t help wondering what it would be like to kiss him. Their relationship isn’t easy, and things get worse when Owen declares he’s found a way to stay with Skye forever. His plans make her uneasy – the shadowy organisation which claims to be able to help him is bad news, and it seems Nico, her ex, is involved too.
As Owen prepares to risk his afterlife, Skye begins to wonder if she really has a future with him, or if his desire to be more than just a ghost will cost them everything.
Shortlisted for the RNA YA Romantic Novel of the Year 2012
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