The Hong Kong Widow

The Hong Kong Widow by Kristen Loesch is a haunting Gothic tale that follows one woman who is trying to put the ghosts that have haunted her, literally and metaphorically, since she was a child, to rest. 
Our journey with Mei begins in 2015, where we learn that her recently widowed daughter Susannah wants to solve a mystery about a house in Hong Kong that she believes was her husband's unfinished project. A house that has ties to Mei's past, so when Susannah goes to explore the house, Mei goes with her and starts telling her story.
Mei is relaying the 2015 trip in first person and telling her childhood story to Susannah - and us - in first person as well, starting in 1937 when Mei is five or six years old. Interspersed is the story that's at the core of the mystery - who killed several people at Maidenhair House during a séance in 1953? Though this is Mei's story, too, this timeline is told in 3rd person which means we have more knowledge of events outside of Mei - but it also means we know less about events involving Mei, so we are as in the dark as Susannah about what really happened all the way to the end. 
I've tried to write a spoiler-free summary several times, but there is so much going on in this book that it feels like saying too much and not enough at the same time, so I'll just say this: it's really good. Go read it if you like books. Especially if you like books about ghosts, spiritualism, mothers and daughters and sisters, and where the only thing scarier than the war going on in your backyard are the spirits in your attic. Or basement. 
Random Thoughts:
I love the parts where Mei talks about books and stories and story people. 
Mei's mother and Mei are artists, and I love the drawings in the book - they really bring the reader into the story.
Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for the review copy.