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The Ghosts of Peppernell Manor by Amy R. Reade
3.5 Stars
From the Book:
"Do you know what stories Sarah could tell you about the things that happened in these little cabins? They’d curl that pretty red hair of yours."
Outside of Charleston, South Carolina, beyond hanging curtains of Spanish moss, at the end of a shaded tunnel of overarching oaks, stands the antebellum mansion of Peppernell Manor in all its faded grandeur. At the request of her friend Evie Peppernell, recently divorced Carleigh Warner and her young daughter Lucy have come to the plantation house to refurbish the interior. But the tall white columns and black shutters hide a dark history of slavery, violence, and greed. The ghost of a former slave is said to haunt the home, and Carleigh is told she disapproves of her restoration efforts. And beneath the polite hospitality of the Peppernell family lie simmering resentments and poisonous secrets that culminate in murder—and place Carleigh and her child in grave danger.
My Views:
This is the second book by this author that I've read this month. The story was interesting and well told and the characters were likable enough to earn it 3.5 stars....but if the only reason the reader picks this book, or the last one...The House of the Hanging Jade for that matter...is the description of the story...you are going to be sorely disappointed. In this case even the title is misleading. The only "ghost" in the entire story is the one in the housekeeper's head. As for the remainder of the book's description...I think they must have copied it from some other book...and I'd like to find that one.
