Cover of The Secret of Laurel Oaks

The Secret of Laurel Oaks

  • 2008 first published
  • 288 pages
  • 2 editions

Published in 2008, The Secret of Laurel Oaks is a ghost story novel by Lois Ruby. Much of the action takes place in Louisiana. It deals with slavery, plantation life, plantations and haunted houses.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 288 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Slavery
  • Plantation life
  • Plantations
  • Haunted houses
  • Ghosts
  • Ghost stories
  • Haunted places
  • Children's fiction
  • Louisiana
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Girls

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Secret of Laurel Oaks?

The Secret of Laurel Oaks was written by Lois Ruby and first published in 2008.

What genre is The Secret of Laurel Oaks?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is The Secret of Laurel Oaks?

The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Secret of Laurel Oaks?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Haunting, Ghost Walk and Goth Girl and the Ghost Mouse.

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