Don't Call Them Ghosts: The Spirit Children of Fontaine Manse- A True Story | 
 enlarge | Author: Kathleen Mcconnell
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 671492
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0738705330
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.12976944
EAN: 9780738705330
ASIN: 0738705330
Publication Date: August 1, 2004
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Product Description
2005 Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) 2nd Runner Up for Biographical/Self Help category!
In 1971, the author and her family moved into a historic home known as the Fontaine Manse. Two days after moving in, she and her husband had an extraordinary experience that left them with no doubt that unseen residents occupied the house, too.
This is the true story of how Kathleen McConnell came to know and care for the spirit children who lived in the attic of the mansion: Angel Girl, Buddy, and Baby. From playing ball with Kathleen, to saving her son Duncan from drowning, the spirit children became part of the McConnell family in ways big and small. Finally, a heart-wrenching dilemma triggered an unexpected and dramatic resolution to the spirit children's plight.
Don't Call Them Ghosts is an inspiring story of the transcendent and lasting power of a mother's love.
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 Good story January 7, 2009
Came in good shape. i enjoyed it because it was different than the run of the mill and very well written.
excellent read October 15, 2008
This book I found was a very interesting read. I had a hard time putting it down. For those looking for a scary book this is not it. It is a very heart warming and touching story of a mother and her "children ghosts".
Loved it! August 1, 2008
I cannot believe there are any bad reviews on this book. In particular a not so nice one by By P. Glidewell "Pamela Veselinovic" (Perkinston, MS). How could YOU possibly know what went on in this woman's home? YOU didn't live there! Ok so enough of THAT. This book is wonderful! I couldn't put it down. When I was young, I lived in a "haunted" house, so I KNOW what Kathleen ( to a point, our experiences weren't as active as hers) went through. She writes this book with her heart. So what she isn't a professional writer, she wrote it with her heart and feelings and I thought it was one of the most heart-warming books I've ever written. Buy it, I promise you will enjoy this book.
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Touching tale--rings true May 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having grown up in the author's hometown and working in Louisville KY, I enjoyed the perfect re-creation of the feel of this area. I have seen the house of the story, and it's charming. Ms.McConnell captures the feel of the early '70's and historic Portland perfectly. I disagree with other reviewers that the weakness of the book lies in the detail the author uses to describe her adventures. She is a obviously a sensitive, communicative woman who has to tell her tale just as it unfolded. The real problem lies in the grammer. Really atrocious useage. Wanting something "so bad," "me and fill-in-the-blank," (pointed out by another reviewer) too many wrongly hyphenated words, etc. I blame the publishers entirely for these errors, which a literate editor could have quickly cleaned up. (and could still--I just bought the 2007 edition. The book is in its sixth printing.)
Ms.McConnell gives so many innocent and accurate descriptions of real places and local social conditons that I tend to believe what she has written. I know only one person in the book--an MD, and his nature is described so perfectly, I was astounded. I lived in a haunted house for 15 years, albeit a house not nearly so lively, and can verify that the noises, the moving (and hiding) of objects are common and can be heard/witnessed by anyone who happens to be in the house. My house was haunted by a verifiably "real" person. We discovered her name and met her family (without telling them about the manifestations.) She was a woman who was wronged in life and who couldn't let go of her anger. Still, after a kind talking to and the laying down of ground rules, this spirit settled in to live with us peacefully, several times doing us major favors. We tried talking her into a higher realm, "the light," but couldn't convince her to go. Sure enough, the family that bought this house when we moved had to make their peace with her as well--but she won't leave.
I've never heard of an ending like the one in this book, but I can't put anything past the spirit world, and a soft-hearted, motherly woman like Ms.McConnell truly seems the sort of person who could manage such a feat of compassion and righteous anger at a seeming injustice. Her tenderness and literal innocence shine though like a lantern. I wish I knew her, but would never be so rude as to try and contact her.
If you believe in an afterlife, do read this book. If you scoff, don't trouble yourself. It is a satisfying "ghost story" for those who enjoy them, and an affirmation of goodness for those who study human nature.
A Mother's Christian Love February 18, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this book after listening to the author on Coast to Coast, the nighttime radio talk show. I have read it twice over the space of about three years, and will no doubt read it yet again.
While Kathleen is criticized by other readers for her less than perfect writing skills, I saw in her words a Mother's love, and that transcends everything.
Fortunate to live in a time when we women could stay home and care for our children, and not have to work outside the home, Kathleen weaves the story of a young woman in her second marriage and a new baby. This is a woman who loved her young family deeply, obviously caring and nurturing for all her children.
Her Christianity became an underlying strength and led her in a fundamental search to understand what her eyes were seeing but did not understand. After all, faith is believing in what we know is real but cannot see.
If you are a skeptic, pass on this book, for it is not meant for your heart to read. If you have a mother's heart, read it. It is this simple.
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