Marcus tends to feel unduly responsible for the people in his life, and he feels responsible for the ghost, too. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAs for Marcus, he has uncanny insight into his own emotions, extraordinary sensitivity toward others, and a crippling feeling of displacement. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. In a way, “Grief Cottage” is no more a book about a ghost, really, than “Stand by Me” is a movie about a corpse. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAll this is deeply satisfying to the sort of reader who, like me, enjoys a neat ending.

Source: New York Times May 22, 2017 21:45 UTC