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The Girl On Legare Street (Tradd Street Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Karen White (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 4,150
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Acclaimed author Karen White returns to Charleston, South Carolina, with the second novel in the New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series.

Melanie Middleton has grown accustomed to renovating old houses, but she never imagined she'd have to renovate her own life to include her estranged mother. Ginnette Prioleau Middleton left Charleston thirty-five years ago. She's returned wanting to protect the daughter she's never really known after receiving an ominous premonition.

Melanie never wanted to see her mother again, but with some prodding from her partner, Jack Trenholm, she agrees—and begins to rebuild their relationship. Together Melanie and Ginnette buy back their old home. With their combined psychic abilities they expect to unearth some ghosts. But what they find is a vengeful dark spirit whose strength has been growing for decades. It will take unearthing long buried secrets to beat this demon and save what's left of Melanie's family...
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  6. Publication date
    October 28, 2009
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In White's less than exciting sequel to The House on Tradd Street, Melanie Middleton reprises her role as the Lowcountry realtor with psychic powers. This time out, she's enlisted to help her estranged mother, opera star Ginnette Prioleau Middleton, buy back her family's ancestral home. Ginnette fears Melanie's in danger from a supernatural force, and she plans to keep her daughter close, even though Melanie's long since written Ginnette off. Meanwhile, local hunk author Jack Trenholm again offers his investigative services to determine and neutralize the threat, and a nosy local reporter is intent on writing a story about Ginnette's return. Jack's attempts at intimacy with Melanie are generally rebuffed, and their relationship comes off as annoying background noise compared to the better-handled relationship between Melanie and Ginnette. It doesn't help that the ghostly doings develop at an excruciatingly slow pace, and the reporter's role (of course much more important than it first appears) takes too long to gel. Hopefully, White's next installment will regain the snap of her first outing. (Nov.)
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Praise for New York Times bestselling author Karen White

“There is a rhythm to the writing of Karen White. It has a pace, a beat, a cadence that is all its own.”—The Huffington Post

“White’s dizzying carousel of a plot keeps those pages turning, so much so that the book can [be]—and should be—finished in one afternoon, interrupted only by a glass of sweet iced tea.”—Oprah.com

“White captures the true essence of Charleston by intertwining the sights and smells of the historic town with an enchanting story filled with ghostly spirits, love, and forgiveness…a once-in-a-lifetime series.”—Fresh Fiction

“This is storytelling of the highest order: the kind of book that leaves you both deeply satisfied and aching for more.”—Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Tiny Little Thing

“Readers will find White’s prose an uplifting experience as she is a truly gifted storyteller.”—Las Vegas Review-Journal

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002TV0788
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley; Original edition (October 28, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 28, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2122 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 354 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0451227999
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 4,150

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Karen White

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I grew up being a voracious reader and it was a natural step to turn my interest to writing. I have published 28 award-winning and bestselling novels including my latest release, THE CHRISTMAS SPIRITS ON TRADD STREET, published by Penguin Random House in October, 2019. This is the 6th book in the Tradd Street series, to be followed by the final book, THE ATTIC ON QUEEN STREET, scheduled for publication on November 2, 2021. My next book, THE LAST NIGHT IN LONDON, will be published on April 20, 2021.

I write what others have termed "grit-lit"--southern women's fiction, as well as a contemporary paranormal mystery series (The House on Tradd Street is the 1st book in the series) set in Charleston, South Carolina.

I have also written three collaborations with bestselling authors Lauren Willig and Beatriz Williams. The most recent, ALL THE WAYS WE SAID GOODBYE, was published my William Morrow in January, 2012. We are hard at work on book #4, scheduled for publication in September, 2022.

I have two grown children (one of whom appears in several of my books under the alias of Meghan Black), and live near Atlanta, Georgia with my husband and two of the cutest Havanese dogs, Quincy and Sophie Belle. Readers may recognize Quincy as General Lee in the Tradd Street series.

Happy reading!

For more about me and my books, please visit my website at www.karen-white.com or connect on social media: Facebook: Facebook.com/karenwhiteauthor, Twitter: @KarenWhiteWrite, Instagram: @KarenWhiteWrite and Pinterest: KarenWhiteBooks.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Creepy Crawly
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022
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What a fun read if you like old Southern history, a little paranormal activity that sometimes makes your skin crawl, and a love story with plenty of twists and turns. Characters are well a fleshed out with lots of human nuances.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Childhood PTSD in the adult Melanie
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2018
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Karen White is a truly gifted writer. Her turn of a sentence, the use of unexpected words, the antidotal comments bring these characters and their situations to life in the most entertaining way. I especially appreciate her sense of humor and imagination. I'm so thankful for good writing that makes you feel as if you are an unmentioned character in the story living right along with them. I have read all five books and loved the entire series and am sorry there isn't somewhere to go after this that is just as much fun to read. I really miss these characters and cannot seem to find another book that I enjoy as much, even other Karen White books! I agree that the character Melanie can grate on you, but the poor woman has been through a lot. She has grown up with boogiemen and women in her house where she should be able to feel safe, but she never feels safe. Her mother leaves her at a tender age when she is too young to make any sense of it, her father who could be a comfort is instead an alcoholic she must endure and take care of and worse, accuses her of making up her ability to see dead people and so she lives with fear and danger. There is no-one to turn to for comfort or protection since no one believes her. She is forced to hide her true self from her father and school children who taunt her. Her grandmother is murdered, she is taken from her home and raised in a foreign country when her father is sent to Japan. There is never anyone to confide in. Everyone she should have had to comfort her is unavailable either physically or emotionally. Trust was not a luxury she ever experienced. Her emotional growth was stunted at age 6 and she has not matured emotionally past it. I am able to forgive her for being so abrasive and her inability to understand how deeply she can hurt other's feelings because she feels she has never mattered enough to believe she can. If this were a real person and all these things really happened to her, it would be amazing that she functions at all. I do hope if there is a 6th book that she will make progress and be a truly loving wife and a loving example for her children. I believe she feels she is a failure at everything except her job and her spreadsheets so that is where she finds gratification and where she finds comfort and control. If she is ever healed of her past she will be able to live a much fuller and happier life. I hope the story will allow her to finally be truly happy and move forward so people aren't so put off by this character.
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Joyce Giguere
5.0 out of 5 stars Consistent quality writing
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024
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Going down the list in order. Love this series. Great characters you want to learn more about. Mystery, love story, history with southern charm. Can’t wait to start the next book.
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Susan Kramer
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023
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Kept me on my toes like book 1. Main characters so fleshed out, I felt I knew them. Love series.
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Daina Gardiner
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, refreshing ghost story
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2023
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If you’re looking for a quirky, cozy ghost story, this book delivers.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but wanted follow through on a few things....
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2014
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This book was a very fast read for me. I enjoyed the book, the story line and the way this auther writes. I feel like the story reads like a movie script almost. I could imagine, visualize seeing these things happen on a screen almost.
This book is book two of a trilogy. The first book, The House on Tradd Street, has Melanie inheriting an old historical home (and dog!), and begining renovations. The story continues in this book with her Mother now returning into her life and buying the old family home to remodel.
I enjoyed this story line, but....here is what I didn't like about the book. Melanie has two potential love interests in this book. Jack and Marc. Part way through the book, it comes out that Marc is writing a book, about a very hushed topic, as another writer is writing about the same thing (maybe Jack?), but that story line never continues. I thought there would be more to that. Meanwhile, Jack, who is an author, is having trouble with his publisher returning phone calls, and I thought these two story lines would meet and/or merge somehow, but never did.
And of course, at the very end of the book, (spoiler alert ahead!) Melanie and Jack return to her house on Tradd street to find Jack's parents and a long lost daughter Jack wasn't aware he had? To stop a book right there? Really?
I know there is a third book in the series, and I am sure I will read it soon, but those couple things bothered me in this book. Beyond that though, a great book. I love Karen White's writing, and will read more of her books, no question. Overall, a very good book.
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Therese D. Barry
3.0 out of 5 stars Raises a lot of eyebrows!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2012
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I think this is the weakest of the Tradd Street series(so far.)I've recently been to Charleston and enjoy reading about places I have been and things I have seen. I enjoy reading about ghosts, history, old houses and so forth. I am much less interested in the romance angle and this book has a great deal of romance.

To me, the very best parts of the Tradd Street series, are the parts dealing with the parent/child relationships. Melanie, the main character, is very much damaged due to her troubled childhood. She is damaged to the degree that she is often spiteful and unkind, if not just plain bitchy. But, she is now 40 years old and the reader has to think that anyone as smart as Melenie is written to be and who is this out of control, should know to seek some help.

One of the many wonderful things about owning a Kindle is the ability to easily track things in a book one finds annoying, wonderful ,thought provoking, etc. The Tradd Street books have an abundance of references to eyebrows. Raising an eyebrow could be a quirky habit of one character but all of the characters spend a great time/words raising, knitting, lowering and otherwise moving their eyebrows to the point that is it ANNOYING. Various characters raise one or both eyebrows 36 times in this book; there are 10 other examples of characters doing other things with their eyebrows.

I'd give Legare a 2.5 star rating but that's not an option.
While I enjoyed the book, the eyebrow gyrations drove me crazy and I found the ghost angle a bit convoluted.
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Alane S lovern
5.0 out of 5 stars A ghost that protects and one that wants revenge
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2023
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This book grabbed me from the first page. Ghosts? A mother that deserted you for 30 years? And, an on again, off again boyfriend. Well worth the late hours I spent reading.
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tere
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buen libro
Reviewed in Mexico on May 13, 2022
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Phoebe
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than "The House on Tradd Street"
Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2011
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"The Girl on Legare Street" is the second in a projected series of novels about Melanie, a thirty-nine-year-old Southern realtor who sees ghosts. While the ghosts in "Legare Street" are just as improbable as they were in the previous novel, with a climax that really is over the top, Melanie's motivation is more clearly defined than before, and, as in "The House on Tradd Street," all the characters--even General Lee, her precocious little dog--are well-developed and realistic. The book is quite humorous at times, but the story, overall, is darker and more frightening than "Tradd," since it centers upon Melanie's own family secrets, both her mother's and those of long-dead relatives from the past.

If you are willing to suspend disbelief, you will, very likely, enjoy the slow revelation of the mystery and White's gift for creating characters that feel like friends.
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Jacqui
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2013
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Karen White is great her books are a great escape and an easy read. Love these two characters - they make me smile. Very well written.
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Anne Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars It is as good as the first time and waiting for the new ...
Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2016
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I read this book before but forgotten how the story goes. It is as good as the first time and
waiting for the new release in Jan, 2017. Service is great as always.
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Peter Leigh
4.0 out of 5 stars Another good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2013
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I enjoyed this book,but did not think it was as good as book 1. It took me a while to get into,but perhaps it was because I was reading it on the plane while going on holiday and there were too many other distractions.! All of the Tradd Street books are worth a read.
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