At her great-aunt's funeral, a struggling London businesswoman is visited by the ghost of that great-aunt as a glamorous young flapper
A flapper only she can see
Lara Lington is having a difficult year. Her recruitment start-up is floundering since her business partner ran off to Goa, and she cannot stop thinking about the boyfriend who dumped her. At the funeral of a great-aunt she never really knew, a young woman in a 1920s dress and beaded headband suddenly appears beside her and demands that the funeral be stopped. She is Sadie, the great-aunt herself, at the age of twenty-three, and only Lara can see her.
Who will enjoy it
Kinsella fans and readers who like warm comedies with a touch of magic, vintage glamour and a surprising emotional depth.
What you will get
A funny, touching comedy about a young Londoner haunted by her great-aunt as a glamorous flapper, and about the lives we leave behind.
Twenties Girl Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Romance · Ghost story · Roaring Twenties · London comedy
Length
448 pages · ≈ 13 h
More about this book
Sadie wants one thing: a dragonfly necklace she owned as a young woman, which has gone missing. Until it is found, she will not rest, and neither will Lara. The ghost proves to be bossy, impatient and a terrible influence, pushing Lara into dancing the Charleston at a party, interfering in her business and even choosing a new man for her: an American consultant named Ed who has no idea why a stranger keeps asking him out.
The comedy is broad and often very funny, especially Sadie's horrified reactions to modern life. But as the search for the necklace leads into Sadie's past, the novel becomes genuinely moving. It is about growing old, being forgotten and how much of a person's life stays invisible to younger relatives. The twist involving the family's wealth gives the story a satisfying edge.
Lara can be exasperating in the early chapters, and the romance moves quickly. But the friendship between the two women is a treat. Readers who enjoy vintage fashion and jazz-age atmosphere will find plenty to love in Sadie's memories. About 448 pages in the Dial Press paperback.
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