Restoring this beautiful home may be the job that sets Don Lark back on his feet again. But Don has not even closed on the house before things take an odd turn. The weird old ladies next door offer him home-baked bread and fresh lemonade along with cryptic warnings about the house's past and pleas not to follow through with his plans to revive the building. A tunnel in the basement, older than the house itself, hints of mystery and dire secrets, and the house seems almost alive at times. Don himself also seems to be coming back to life.
Homebody is an entertaining story with some truly surprising plot twists.
As Don strips away layers of the old house to restore it to former glory, he is also peeling away layers of pain and bitterness within himself. You can call this a ghost story, or a gothic mystery, or a romantic thriller, but whatever it is, it's a good read.