A Ghost in the Room: Supernatural Adventures in Historic Houses

Drawing upon her decades of experience with historic houses, author Ann McDougall charts our fascination with ghosts from antiquity to YouTube,pairing intriguing stories from individual museums with an objectiveoverview of the beliefs, approaches and techniques they typify. Neither anacolyte nor a cynic, her attempts to contact the dead are compassionateand clear-eyed. She approaches her investigations with sincerity while alsodocumenting frauds and charlatans, past and present.A fresh take on a controversial topic, A Ghost in the Room combinespersonal experience, evolving cultural trends and modern scientificinquiry to explore the enduring human desire to communicate with thedead.