SKU: 5892188238

Ghost Stories : A Memoir - 'What a kind, honest book. What a gift of love' David Mitchell

Sale price$19.80 Regular price$22.00
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $5.50 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Aug 1 - Aug 6

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Ghost Stories : A Memoir - 'What a kind, honest book. What a gift of love' David MitchellAuthor: Siri Hustvedt Diaries, letters & journals Published on 5 May 2026 by Hodder & Stoughton (Sceptre) in the United Kingdom. Hardback 320 pages, N A 200 x 224 x 30 430g The tender memoir of the forty three years Siri Hustvedt spent with her husband, writer, poet and filmmaker Paul Auster from their first encounter in 1980s New York through the highs and lows of love, family and griefOne of the most anticipated books of 2026 for the Guardian,

Author: Siri Hustvedt

Diaries, letters & journals

Published on 5 May 2026 by Hodder & Stoughton (Sceptre) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 320 pages, N/A
200 x 224 x 30 | 430g

The tender memoir of the forty-three years Siri Hustvedt spent with her husband, writer, poet and filmmaker Paul Auster - from their first encounter in 1980s New York through the highs and lows of love, family and griefOne of the most anticipated books of 2026 for the Guardian, Observer and BBC Culture'A remarkable achievement' LOUISE KENNEDY'A deeply moving memoir, raw with loss, yet luminous with love' SARAH WATERS'What a kind, honest book. What a gift of love' DAVID MITCHELL'Essential reading from an all-time great' SARA COLLINSGhost Stories is Siri Hustvedt's most personal work yet, a searing and intimate meditation on grief, memory and enduring love, written in the aftermath of the death of her husband, writer, poet and filmmaker Paul Auster.

It is a patchwork-quilt book that stitches together memories from over forty years of love and life together: journal entries Siri wrote between November 2023 and 3 May 2024, the day of Paul's funeral; emails Siri sent to friends during his cancer treatment; notes Paul sent her over the course of their relationship; and three love letters Siri wrote to him in 1981, when he left her for a period of nine or ten days to return to his former life with his first wife and son.

The book also contains Paul Auster's last ever piece of writing - the first thirty-five pages of what he hoped would be a small book of letters to Siri's and his grandson, Miles Auster Hustvedt Ostrander, born on 1 January 2024.

Unflinching, tender and wise, this is the full-bodied story of Siri Hustvedt and Paul Auster's life together, an exploration of how grief unmoors time and how the intimacy of a shared life continues to mark the everyday. A note from Siri'I began writing Ghost Stories shortly after my husband, Paul Auster, died on April 30th 2024. My meditations on Paul's cancer, his death, my grief, the potent feeling I had of his presence on the day he was buried, and my memories from the years we spent together are interwoven with several texts that were written before he died: twelve letters I wrote to friends during his cancer treatment; journal entries I wrote between early November, 2023 and May 3, 2024; and three love letters I wrote to Paul in 1981, when he left me for a period of nine or ten days to return to his former life. Although I knew Paul had saved those letters, I hadn't read them since they were written and had only a foggy recollection of their content. In the last month of his life, Paul began writing what he hoped would be a small book of letters to our grandson, Miles Auster Hustvedt Ostrander, who was born on January 1st, 2024. Paul was too weak to finish it as planned, but the thirty-five pages he did manage to write are interwoven in this book. I want to stress that Paul's text is not an appendix to mine but an integral part of the book as a whole. Because the memoir turns on attachment, betweenness, and dialogue, all crucial to the love affair that lasted forty-three years, the insertion of one author's text into another's, is, in this case, essential to the memoir's overall meaning.'Praise for Siri Hustvedt'Hustvedt is that rare artist, a writer of high intelligence, profound sensuality and a less easily definable capacity for which the only word I can find is wisdom'Salman Rushdie'It is Hustvedt's gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear'Hilary Mantel'She's a twenty-first-century Virginia Woolf, with many intellectual and creative rooms of her own'Literary Review

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 5892188238

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.8 ★★★★★
Based on 25 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
G
Verified Purchase
Gizel Roache
Houston, US
★★★★★ 5
Very useful for babies
Size: 6 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
This is a must buy. I bought this for my son who has hypersensitivity. A little bit goes a long way and it is very concentrated. The scent is not nauseating. It washes off well and is definitely worth the price.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2026
B
Verified Purchase
Brittney
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
Extremely nourishing and moisturizing
Size: 6 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
Really like this conditioner for my daughter. It leaves her hair so soft after using, I use to use shea moisture kids conditioner on her hair and it would never feel silky or smooth after a shower. This conditioner definitely makes it feel nourished. I also love that it’s vegan. really good for your kids hair. I recommend it! As previous reviews states it has a bad scent, I don’t think so at all. The scent is just more natural. It’s not sweet and fake like these other conditioners. Love the product!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2020
L
Verified Purchase
Laura M Kendrick
Massapequa, US
★★★★★ 5
Love this conditioner
Size: 6 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
We LOVE this conditioner. It's just the right amount of moisture for our kids' hair. Even does the trick after swim lessons in a pool with chlorine. Smells great without smelling toxic or perfumey. Tangles come right out.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2025
T
Verified Purchase
The Joyful Brush
Natrona Heights, US
★★★★★ 5
Great product! Works well on curly 3C hair
Size: 6 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
Works great on my daughter who is mixed. She has type 3C/4A hair and this makes detangling her hair so much easier! Smells great and doesn't have all the nasty ingredients most products for kids have! Love it have repurchased multiple times
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2025
R
Verified Purchase
Reina
Pawtucket, US
★★★★★ 4
Great Conditioner for Curls
Size: 6 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
I’ve used this conditioner 3 times now for my daughter’s hair, and so far, it’s been great! She used to get such bad knots and tangles, but just a small amount of this conditioner works wonders, leaving her hair smooth and healthy looking. I’m giving it 4 stars for now because I haven’t used it long enough to fully assess its effects. The only slight downside is possibly the fragrance. It’s a flowery scent that some people may find off-putting. Personally, I don’t mind it since it’s not overpowering and doesn’t linger. Overall, very happy with it so far!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2025

recommand products