Nothing by Ghosts by Beth Kephart

After Katie's mother dies, she has been alone far too often with her thoughts. Her father, a restorer of paintings, works long hours in his workshop avoiding the house and the memories of his wife. Katie's summer job is working in the gardens for the mysterious Miss Martine who no one has seen for years. When Katie's questions about Miss Martine go unanswered, she begins digging into the past to find out more about Miss Martine and why she is never seen. As she discovers clues to Miss Martine's past, Katie begins to deal with her mother's death and her father's reclusiveness.

This book was just interesting enough to keep me reading to find out about Miss Martine but the truth just happened. There wasn't enough tension so that when the answer came it was okay. What I did like about the book was how easy it was to read and how the text flowed from one chapter to the next. The quiet tone of the book was equally matched by the text. The story sweeps the reader along with the discoveries Katie makes about her mother and Miss Martine.