![]() ![]() Her son Cyril exemplifies old-fashioned values, daughter Anna pushing for a more modern outlook as Lucy herself ages and wants only their happiness. ![]() Mrs Muir is very much a woman of her time, embarrassed at the thought of using a pawn shop, concerned with appearances. This is just the start of a lifelong relationship, one that shows affection, care and annoyance, almost a marriage! Lucy watches her children grow up and leave her, sometimes less than appreciatively, and in need of money, it is Captain Gregg who offers her the solution. Lucy immediately discovers that the haunting is very real, Captain Gregg is a salty, worldly old ghost, who 'allows' her to stay in his house if she promises to leave it to retired sailors in her will. ![]() They must find an affordable new house, and Gull Cottage, mostly because of the supposed haunting by a previous occupant, proves the perfect place for them. Lucy Muir has two young children when her husband dies. The lifetime of friendship between a widow and the ghost inhabiting her house is a warm one, and very much set in its time. I've seen both the fim and a theatrical adaptation, enjoying the gentle humour of both. ![]()
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