Langlands House is haunted, but not by the ghost you think.
Augusta McAndrew lives on a remote Scottish estate with her grandmother, Rose. For her own safety, she hides from outsiders, as she has done her entire life. Visitors are few and far between - everyone knows that Langlands House is haunted.
One day Rose goes out and never returns, leaving Augusta utterly alone. Then Tom McAllister arrives - good-looking and fascinating, but dangerous. What he has to tell her could tear her whole world apart.
As Tom and Augusta become ever closer, they must face the question: is love enough to overcome the ghosts of the past?
In the end, Langlands House and its inhabitants hold more secrets than they did in the beginning...
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This is my first time reading the author. I thoroughly enjoyed Ghost and enjoyed every page. I loved the premise and thought it was very original. It raised so many questions that were gradually answered across the course of the novel. Why did Augusta need to stay hidden? Why was her existence such a secret? When Rose doesn't return, Augusta learns the true extent of her grandmother's secrets. Why did Rose tell Augusta it was 1945 when it's 2017? Can she trust anything she's been told. Can she trust Tom? I found Ghost gripping as it rattled towards its tragic conclusion. I would have preferred a happier ending even though what happens doesn't come as a surprise.
