I enjoyed reading it, however I didn't really like any of the characters except the mother and aunt/new uncle. The kids seemed uncontrolled and spiteful. I would think with all of the things they were going through, they would be been more clingy and needy rather than nasty and uncaring. If I were a mother left alone with 4 kids, I think I would have disciplined them better, although this is a different country and time, so maybe that's the way they were. The ghosts were a little odd but I guess we were seeing a child's imagination? It was just a little odd. It was well-written and kept my interest, though. ( )