Rachel A. (ra7) reviewed on 3/7/2021 + 1026 more book reviews

This takes place in 1920's England and WWI is still on many minds. This took time for me to become fully invested in the story. I thought the start was slow and dry. I did like the writing and first person narrative.
Sarah is lonely and gets her jobs (short term) from a temp agency. This agency hooks her up with Alistair, a ghost hunter. It seems he needs a woman for his next job since Mrs. Clare will not allow a man into her barn. Alistair is lucky that he inherited money and is able to ghost hunt for his job/career. Matthew is his assistant. They meet and became friends in the army and have continued their friendship post war. It seems Mrs. Clare has a haunted barn. She took in and helped a young girl when she appeared at her door in desperate need of help. Maddy hated men and never left the house. She committed suicide several years after the Clares took her in.
Maddy's backstory is horrible, tragic (and you can guess what happened to her). I did like the reveal and how this was resolved. There is justice in the end. I was disappointed in the romance between Sarah and Matthew. Sarah told Matthew she loved him and he had no reply to that other than that's great. I didn't quite "get" the romance and thought this was the weakest part of the book.

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