The House Without Windows, by Barbara Newhall Follett

Sometimes, the story behind a story can be just as interesting as the story itself. The weird but wonderful novel The Wake is a case in point, with the background and context of the book as compelling as the story itself (here’s my review). Similarly with the haunting film Leave No Trace, the film’s inspiration lingers as much as its content (again, here’s my review).

It’s also the case with one of my other recent reads, a beautiful novel called The House Without Windows by Barbara Newhal...