This ghost story, the blurb informs us, 'is the real thing. Frightening and clever and full of atmosphere.'
   Right?
   Wrong.
   This is rather a poor effort at a ghost story. The basic premise is never explained, and indeed contains some plot holes. Nothing is especially frightening or clever. In fact most of the book tells us back stories about the characters (none of which are very interesting), and then their subsequent love affairs (also rather tedious).
   I'm sure you get the message. Don't buy anyone this for Christmas, even if it is a turkey.