The Haunting of Hattie Hastings by Audrey Davis
A ghostly British romantic comedy about love, loss and second chances, where a widow's late husband refuses to stay on the other side. Warm, witty paranormal women's fiction that balances laugh-out-loud humour with a lump in the throat.
Some Husbands Just Won't Rest In Peace.
Hattie Hastings is living a simple but happy life with husband Gary and son Johnny. Then Gary is killed in a freak accident, and her world stops.
How's she supposed to carry on without her childhood sweetheart?
As it turns out, Gary missed the sign for the afterlife. Now he pops up unannounced at the most inopportune moments, with a mission he can't quite put his finger on. A mission that involves Hattie.
Whilst Gary works out why he's back, Hattie has to come to terms with his ghostly comings and goings, convince family and friends she hasn't lost her mind, and ask herself the hardest question of all: how do you move on when your late husband keeps dropping in?
“I so enjoyed this author’s look on life — “being dead wasn’t a bundle of laughs.” So funny and at the same time thought-provoking.’ Angela Petch, bestselling author”
This book has been such a lovely distraction during a really hard time in my life. I thoroughly enjoyed this funny story and I can’t wait to read more from this author.’ Lucy Mitchell, author of Instructions For Falling In Love Again
The Haunting of Hattie Hastings is a standalone ghostly romantic comedy, for readers who love paranormal romcoms, British wit, grief with a light touch and love that outlasts the grave. Perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Sophie Kinsella and Emily Harvale.
Praise for The Haunting of Hattie Hastings:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Absolutely loved this! Funny down-to-earth characters, great pace and flawless flowing writing style.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I have just discovered another favourite author! The hilarious Haunting of Hattie Hastings combines romance, humour and the supernatural perfectly. The author has presented a unique twist on familiar genres and the result is ingenious.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The author has created some very strong characters that made it very easy to care what happened to them. It is difficult to write about the topics of death, loss and trust, without either being fluffy or morbid. The author did this and so much more.
Her first foray into the hard-nosed newspaper world was as a junior reporter in Dumfriesshire. Duties included interviewing farmers about the prize-winning heifers to reporting on family tragedies. She persuaded her editor to let her launch an entertainment column which meant meeting the odd celebrity – or just the downright odd. From there, she moved to the loftier rank of senior reporter back in her home patch. Slightly more money, fewer farm animals but a higher crime rate. As Taggart would say: 'There's been a murrrrder!'
After a stint in London on a video magazine – yes, she is that old – Audrey moved to Singapore with her fiancé. She tried valiantly to embrace the stinking heat, humidity and lack of jobs, although she did work briefly on a magazine which was banned by the government for 'artistic' use of naked men's bottoms.
Next on her adventures was a land Down Under where her main focus was raising Cost Centre One (aka firstborn) and coming to terms with the imminent arrival of Number Two. Still, she loved the Aussie way of life – BBQs, beaches and bring your own booze to restaurants – so it came as a blow when OH announced a move back to the UK. Not a job between us, the climate a possible deal breaker and an Exorcist-style vomiting infant on the flight home didn't bode well …
Always a survivor, Audrey sought out similar-minded friends (i.e. slightly bonkers), got the children into a good school and thought about taking up writing again. Sadly, thinking about it was as far as she got, unless you count shopping lists. Then, hubby drops another bombshell. Switzerland. As in – it's packing time again. Off to the land of cheese, chocolate, scarily efficient trains and a couple of teeny, tiny issues. Like driving on the 'wrong' side of the road and speaking a foreign language (French). The former was conquered fairly quickly (we'll skip over the wall demolition in week two), the latter remains an ongoing battle of the hopeful against the hopeless. At least she provides amusement for the local workforce.
It wasn't until 2016 that Audrey rediscovered her writing mojo with an on line Writing Fiction course. From there, her first novel – A Clean Sweep – was born, although it took a bit longer than nine months from conception. A short, darker prequel – A Clean Break – followed, and in November 2017 she published the first in a novella trilogy, The Haunting of Hattie Hastings Part One. Parts Two and Three followed, and were combined into a standalone novel which received incredible reviews. Audrey's third novel - A Wish For Jinnie - was published in June 2020, and her fourth – Lost In Translation – in January 2021. A sequel to A Wish For Jinnie – A Wish For Jo – was published in June 2022. The final part of the Cranley Wish trilogy will be published in early 2023.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781036711504 |
| ISBN 10 | 1036711501 |
| Title | The Haunting of Hattie Hastings |
| Author | Audrey Davis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vinci Books |
| Year published | 2026-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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