irish has just moved into a new home: a large house that her father, an unsuccessful writer, has chosen for its convenient price and for the opportunity to find new inspiration for his stories. but in that ancient and dilapidated building there is something wrong, a mysterious presence animates the puppets, something runs up and down the steep stairs and the dreams of those who live there are invaded by grim visions.... the problem is that the strange things that happen within the domestic walls seem to haunt the girl even outside of them. in a whirlwind of mysteries and revelations, irish's life will find a new meaning in the understanding of the past and in the acceptance of her new present... in the hope, however, that a future for her too can still exist. binding and format: paperback with dust jacket, 260 pages, b/w + color