As Ashlee allows the tears to flow for her father who died of cancer, the landlady visits the woods, goes back in time and not only returns the doll, but has the opportunity to say goodbye to her friend who died of consumption.Again, nothing earth shattering, but I can claim that one more book is off the tbr pile, and will be given away to the library where I purchased it. A suspenseful story of unexpected connections between present and past. The girls put the pieces together to learn that the bitter landlady was the long-ago friend who took the doll.This is a story of grief and redemption. From ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn, the haunting tale of a mysterious doll discovered in a young girl's garden, and its owner, a girl from seventy years in the past, who wants it back. As both children hear cries of a young girl during the night, Ashlee travels deep into the woods to discover a very ill girl who lived and died a long, long time ago.Through a series of visits, Ashlee and her friend learn that the doll was taken by her friend and she would like to reclaim it. Attempting to read my huge stash of books before purchasing more, I happened to grab this off the shelf.When Ashlee and her mother move to the upstairs apartment of a bitter, nasty elderly woman, Ashlee roams the back yard gardens while her mother types away, preparing to finish her education in order to support the family.Finding a play mate, together they discover a Victorian doll buried in the woods. : The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story (9780618873159) by Hahn, Mary Downing and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Ashely and her mother need their new apartment to work out, but everything Ashely. 10, this was a quick, nothing of substance read. A suspenseful story of unexpected connections between present and past. Purchased at the local library sale table for.

The doll in the garden a ghost story