A novel which pulls on a load of shapes and guises, from coming of age, to a twins’ psychodrama, to haunted house thriller. This is a book in which too much goes on without much seeming to actually happen. The result is a confusing hodge-podge, which may be an intentional device reflecting the struggles of Miranda, the main protagonist. There’s some really outstanding images, but the different voices and narrative layers don’t really fully knit together where they feel like they should. Some great ideas and difficult subjects explored, but too fragmented for my liking.