What did she want, this strange spirit who had taken over Laura's mind and body? She saw twisted trees at the bottom of the garden behind her brother's house -- trees that weren't there. A little boy stood at her bedroom door and spoke to her -- a boy who wasn't one of her nephew's little friends, whose presence in the house couldn't be accounted for. And then the dream: the handsome dark-haired man bending over her, kissing her passionately -- the very man who stood before her now at the cocktail party, casually sipping a drink, pulling Laura deeper and deeper into a demonic web of terror.
Not what I expected when I borrowed this collection. One of my problems reading science fiction is the total license an author has to create a story line. There are no restrictions like time, reality or science. Only my stubbornness kept me reading until the end; I was truly relieved when I got there. . .and disappointed at the ending.
A really enjoyable read about Laura who is staying with her brother and his wife whilst recuperating from a bad road accident. From the moment she enters the house she starts seeing things that once were there and feeling moods and atmospheres. As she gets more involved with the people in the village the story unravels. I liked the writing and I enjoyed the story.