Hollister House

A calm fell over the attic as the invaders left it to its peace. On the window sill a large birdruffled its feathers and shook its black head. It came back to a restful perch and watchedwith beady eyes as three ghosts appeared; a grayish apparition leaning into a cane anddragging his bent body toward a sparkling vision of an ethereal man and woman dancing inthe dark. In this second novel of what is to become the Hollister House Trilogy, Eve Hollister and herfamily and friends settle into the beautifully restored Victorian mansion to celebrate theirfi rst Christmas together, confi dent that the house is no longer haunted. But when Eve andSippie visit New Orleans that confi dence is quickly shattered as lingering ghosts manifestand more of the mysterious Hollister family curse is revealed. By taking the reader on an amazing journey through the romantic French Quarterand colorful carnival season of Mardi Gras, before traveling back to the Deep South ofMississippi with all its gothic imagery, Hollister House {The Banyan Tree Awakens} bringsthe fantastic fantasy world of Hollister House to a higher, spellbinding level, leaving thetraveler begging for more.