In Walls of Water, North Carolina, the lines are clearly marked between the "haves" and the "have nots." And when you are in the "have nots" but are descended from a line of "haves", things can be as murky as the fog that surrounds the area.
Willa Jackson has spent her years since college trying to live down both her family's heritage in the community and her year as "The Joker" in high school. She's succeeding pretty well. At least until former high school classmate Paxton Osgood (definitely still in the "haves") remodels the Jackson family home and announces a grand opening gala.
When a body is found buried deep beneath a peach tree at the old family home, strange things begin to happen. People say things they shouldn't, objects move from one room to another, and then there's that bell in Willa's shop that rings when no one is there.
Against their better judgment, Willa and Paxton begin working together to solve the mysteries of their past and help them both find the happiness that has eluded them.
I don't really believe in ghosts or spirits but always find myself willing to suspend my disbelief when I read Sarah Addison Allen's books. She manages to blend mysticism with character development and make it all seem believable. While the ending may not have been in doubt, I found myself rooting for both Willa and Paxton and hoped that they would break free from their shells to find true happiness. (A return visit by a character from an earlier novel was an added plus.)
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