Garth Stein — A Sudden Light

Simon & Schuster (UK) 2014 Paperback When 14 year old Trevor Ridley and his bankrupt father arrive at Riddell House on Puget Sound, Trevor knows little about his father’s family or the history of the spectacular, decaying mansion. He knows only that his parents have separated and they must convince his grandfather to allow them to sell the house if there is to be any chance of reuniting his parents. But he soon learns that the Riddell family secrets are as numerous as the house’s secret rooms, and that there is something- or someone- in the house with an agenda counter to his father’s. It becomes clear to Trevor that generations of Riddells are in need of redemption before the family can be lifted from its collective guilt. Trevor may be the only one who can save them and, in turn, save himself from this oppressive cycle. Edge foxing. Good