From Westchester Library System Booklist Review:
Waters' darkly atmospheric fifth novel is set at a decaying mansion in
postwar England. The narrator, Dr. Faraday, first visited Hundreds Hall
as a child, when his mother, a servant at the great manor, brought him
there for a party. Nearly three decades later, he returns on a
professional call and soon finds himself growing close to the owners:
the widowed Mrs. Ayers, who has never gotten over the death of her
oldest daughter, and her two adult children, Caroline and Roderick.
Faraday treats Roderick's war injury but watches helplessly as the young
man, who is convinced there is an evil presence in the house, slides
into madness. After a devastating incident involving a young neighbor,
Faraday finds he has no choice but to commit Roderick to a mental
institution. Faraday finally faces the feelings he's developed for
Caroline, but the malevolent force shadowing Hundreds Hall hasn't
finished with the Ayers family yet. An eerie ghost story mixed with
piercing class commentary, Waters' latest is downright haunting.
I really enjoyed reading this book. A good story, page-turner, interesting characters, good social commentary.
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