I was surprised at how much I liked this book. I'm normally just frustrated with books which include magic which may not be magic at all - I like fantasy, I like historical fiction, I like to know what I'm getting into. But somehow this was such a well-told story that it didn't bother me at all. And as a coming of age, family reconciliation story it was beautiful. Suitable for young advanced readers; there is some talk of ghosts and one death scene. Set in the Great Depression with flashbacks to WWI, just before the great Spanish Influenza epidemic - there are some serious topics, but (I felt) very well dealt with.
