If one parent is not understanding one has a right to consult the other! That is the benefit of having a pair of human beings raise you!
Her decree that Sarah should not share her feelings or worries with her Father, was the last straw. If you pardon my language: the Mother in this story is an insensitive bitch! Comments are clear that if she were not present, ratings would be higher. At other times, wonderful authoresses like Betty Ren Wright weigh down the pleasure with youth baggage.
I'm not fond of the deus-ex-machina either.Some stories do the paranormal such justice, that the target demographics do not affect our investment. In the end they're rescued by another ghost. There's a trite story from Margaret's past, the ghost does not have unfinished business but is a purely malevolent spirit on a mission of unjust revenge.
I really liked the book at this point, but the denouement left me less satisfied: spoilers follow. When, along with the old lady, a ghost moves in, Sarah and Margaret are the only ones who are haunted and this gives them a chance to bond and provides the best moments in the book. Sarah's giving up "her" room and moving into the box room is another convenient plot point to create some antagonism and dramatic tension. And the amount of lifting that Sarah's mother must have to do is pretty much ignored after Dad carries her upstairs. I was shocked how the story glosses over the amount of help she'd need, when it turns out she's fully dependent upon a wheelchair yet insists upon moving into her old room on the second floor Nobody has to install a chairlift, widen doorways, or revamp the washroom. But wait! Great-Aunt Margaret conveniently is well enough to move into her own home again, as long as she has some help with living tasks.
When her father loses his job, Sarah and her family may have to leave the wonderful house they rent from Great-Aunt Margaret, who is in an assisted living home.
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