An elegiac narrative with peculiar characterisations, a spider, a girl who inhabits other people's minds, a winged man, ghosts, an orphaned boy, ghastly passengers, a mummy, and a house. The narrative is gentle, more like a series of hauntings before finally being put to bed. There is something ceremonious about the interactions between the characters, I found myself drifting through the moments of the book, enjoying Ray's lilt.