Wish You Weren't Here by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Born in Pontypool in Wales, and raised in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Gabby now lives in Canterbury. Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Horrible Histories, Newzoids, The News Quiz, The Now Show) has a background in satire, and with the global political climate as it is, believes that now is an important time to explore themes of authoritarianism and intolerance in comedy and fiction. Or will the ghostbusting team prevail?īuy Wish You Weren’t Here at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer. Will the dysfunction, a possessed family member or the conflicted emotional baggage the cuckoo Rook carries around with her, tear the team apart eventually. It will interesting to see this series evolve, as the Rooks venture into more paranormal mysteries. How do you fix something if there are no instructions for it? The Rooks are so convinced of their ability to deliver the goods, that it doesn’t even dawn on them that it could go wrong in any way shape or form. The dysfunctional oddball family dynamic lends itself to the theme of the unknown and the lack of control said unknown tends to conjure up. It’s an acerbic, sometimes sarcastic, often witty venture into the paranormal world. The whole exchange at the beginning between Darryl, Janusz and the other Rooks, had me like – what, who? Sometimes it makes it hard to follow, but then the Rooks are quite a chaotic lot in general.

I can easily imagine this as a scripted film/series, because it has a certain chaotic dodge-ball dialogue going on between the characters. Even they have noticed that there seems to be a shift towards the inexplicable, which also means their business is thriving, but they also know something evil this way comes. A family company that deals with ghosts and other stuff that isn’t supposed to exist. The Rooks are the squad you call when the monsters come calling or something goes boo in the night.

Wish You Weren't Here by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch