Helpful Score: 3
Twins, Julia and Valentina, go to London to live in the flat left behind by their recently deceased Aunt Elspeth. Part of her will stipulated that they live there together for 1 year and their parents were not allowed to set foot in the flat. Their upstairs neighbor, Martin, suffers from OCD and agoraphobia which causes his wife to leave him. Their downstairs neighbor, Robert, is the lover of the deceased Elspeth who is supposed to watch out for these young girls. Elspeth remains in her flat as a ghost. The lives of these people (and ghosts) intermingle in various ways and have surprising effects of each other.
This story is very much a character driven work. Not too many big events take place but a lot happens between these characters. The pivotal character is the deceased Elspeth. All of these people had a connection with her and they are trying to figure out how to move on, until they find out that she is a ghost that they can communicate with. This throws a huge wrench in the plan and causes a very surprising end to the story â one you will never see coming. Another major character that cannot be overlooked in this story is Highgate Cemetery. The flat is located on the side of the cemetery, Elspeth's tomb is in the cemetery, and Robert is a guide for the cemetery as well as is writing a book about it.
The beginning was a little slow going but I really did enjoy delving into the lives of these characters â learning what made them tick. It was also interesting to see what happened to these twins who always did everything together. At the beginning they were one unit, but by the end you saw them as two different people. The ghost concept is handled very well, just like time-traveling was in her previous book.
For those who loved The Time Traveler's Wife â you will probably enjoy this book, but it is very different from TTTW.
3.5/4 stars out of 5
This story is very much a character driven work. Not too many big events take place but a lot happens between these characters. The pivotal character is the deceased Elspeth. All of these people had a connection with her and they are trying to figure out how to move on, until they find out that she is a ghost that they can communicate with. This throws a huge wrench in the plan and causes a very surprising end to the story â one you will never see coming. Another major character that cannot be overlooked in this story is Highgate Cemetery. The flat is located on the side of the cemetery, Elspeth's tomb is in the cemetery, and Robert is a guide for the cemetery as well as is writing a book about it.
The beginning was a little slow going but I really did enjoy delving into the lives of these characters â learning what made them tick. It was also interesting to see what happened to these twins who always did everything together. At the beginning they were one unit, but by the end you saw them as two different people. The ghost concept is handled very well, just like time-traveling was in her previous book.
For those who loved The Time Traveler's Wife â you will probably enjoy this book, but it is very different from TTTW.
3.5/4 stars out of 5
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