I borrowed this from the library on the grounds that not only is she a local author but that I love her most well known book (Tom's Midnight Garden). Anyway I had no idea what to expect - I hadn't even noticed it was a book of short stories. Turns out to be an utterly charming set of ghost stories, and delightfully varied in style. Scary, heart-wrenching, funny - brilliant. Devoured in an hour and a half flat. ( )