When she was five, Maggie Holt’s family bought a wonderful old
Victorian. It seemed like the dream of a life time even though
things, possible evil, had happened in the house. The strange
occurrences in the house began shortly after moving in particularly
in Maggie’s room. Maggie’s father wrote a best selling book about
their experiences, and Maggie has felt uncomfortable and used ever
since.
Now Maggie has
inherited the house and her profession is restoring old houses. She
doesn’t believe a word of her father’s book until she moves in
and begins to experience strange things.
The story moves
between Maggie Holt’s point of view and chapters from her father’s
best selling book. This is an interesting juxtaposition, since
Maggie is determined to believe that nothing in the book really
happened.
The book moves well.
The pacing moves us seamlessly from Maggie in the present to her
father’s book in the past. Like so many books told in two time
frames, this one is, in my opinion, better when reading Ewan, the
father’s, book.
If you enjoy
paranormal, this is a good book. However, it’s also grounded in
reality so it’s fun to read no matter what you think about ghosts
and other apparitions. I enjoyed the book and recommend it for a read
– perhaps not late at night in an old Victorian.
I received this book
from Dutton for this review.
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