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An unnatural history of ghosts

A few weeks ago an astrologer friend got in touch to say the BBC was trailing a new Radio Four series with my book’s name tacked onto the top. It was the first I’d heard about it.

was published by Penguin in 2012 and went on to sell very successfully around the world, including Korea, Japan, Spain and Germany. The title came to me first, like a kind of gift. I wrote the book around the title. The title encapsulated the idea that it didn’t matter whether you believe in

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