After the sudden death of her mother Dulcie, Emily Benedict is sent to live
with her reclusive and giant of a grandfather in Mullaby, North Carolina.
Emily soon learns that not everyone in Mullaby liked her Mother and that
the small town has a lot of mysterious happenings taking place.
She is shocked by her bedrooms changing wallpaper, the so called
“Mullaby Lights” that appear at nighttime, and the strange Coffey family
who refuse to come out after dark. Julia the cake baker who lives
next door takes Emily under her wing and introduces her around town.
She finds out several things she never knew about her Mother when she
was growing up and finds herself attracted to a boy who her grandfather
tells her to stay away from because of the two families bad history together.
I was drawn into this story from the beginning because of the very likeable characters and the mystery surrounding the town's people. It's an emotionally enchanted tale of forgiveness. I have read all of Sarah Addison Allen's books and can’t wait to find out the title of the next one.
New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best-Seller List, April 4, 2010
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