Cy and Janet Lane fell in love with the house at 2 Spruce Lane- a perfect home for a young couple expecting their first child and for their adopted son, Peter. There were drawbacks: cold seeped in everywhere, although the furnace worked perfectly and an odor arose from the basement though impossible to trace or control. And sometimes Janet awoke with the distinct feeling of being watched. The minor imagings of a pregnant woman or something more sinister?
It's indeed a very good novel that deals with the paranormal and probes very cleverly on the psychological turmoil that undergo the characters that live in this haunted house. It could be considered a modern horror classic since it also combines excellent literary skills. I wish I could know more about author Gretchen Travis, since there isn't any biographical data about her on the net.