![]() 10-14)it doesn't measure up: no frissons, and not much fun either. Reiss tries hard with this one, but it doesn't measure up: no frissons, and not much fun either. Miranda's earlier adventures were far more exciting, with the supernatural elements well integrated into a tight, fast-moving plot. The problem here is that the story is more preposterous than perplexing, more superficial and contrived than supernatural. And what of the pictures Abby carries in a beaded satchel, long-ago photos of a girl who looks just like Abby? Miranda not only learns Abby's deepest secrets she finds within herself the power to lift the girl's dreadful curse and make her whole. ![]() ![]() Abby is sullen and secretive she is also mysterious, has the ability to disappear at will, and sometimes weeps furiously-though only Miranda can hear her. ![]() Browne generously takes her into their home, but Miranda soon finds herself disliking the girl intensely. Miranda Browne, of Reiss's well-received Time Windows (1991), gets involved in another supernatural mystery when her mother narrowly avoids injuring a girl who steps directly into their car's path. ![]()
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