If you've never seen the old movie with Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney ... *sigh* One of my favorites. I need to get myself a DVD copy, because I'm sure the videotape I have it on is probably old and brittle.
Love story. A bittersweet romance. Of course, a lot more bittersweet for the sweethearts in the movie version, because he sacrifices ... well, I'm not going to spoil it for you if you haven't seen the movie yet. But why HAVEN'T you? It's utterly lovely. (And like with Galactica 1980, as far as I'm concerned, the silly TV series never happened ...)
Basic premise: A put-upon young widow finally stands up for herself, escapes the domineering in-laws, and goes to live in a cottage by the sea. The ghost of the sea captain who built the cottage haunts it, because he has unfinished business. They strike a bargain, to allow her to live there in peace and over the years they become good friends. Well, there's a lot more to it than that, but you NEED to read the book.
The differences? Well, in the movie Lucy Muir only has a daughter -- in the book, a snotty prig of a son and a free spirit daughter. The cad who breaks her heart isn't another writer, the real estate agent doesn't try to romance her, and her selfish twit of a sister-in-law keeps coming back and trying to run her life.
And then there's the triumph of being a successful writer -- and nobody knows it! She keeps her identity as the author of "Blood and Swash" secret, and the book just keeps selling.
Take my word for it, you want to read the book AND watch the movie. The differences between the two don't ruin either one. *sigh*
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