The Doll Funeral by Kate Hamer is a beautifully written atmospheric novel that follows 13 year old Ruby as she learns shes been adopted and sets off to find her real parents. Set somewhere in a forest town in England, Ruby befriends a group of siblings living on their own who she thinks might help lead her to her real family.

Hamer crosses seamlessly back and forth between the living and the dead as the mystery of Ruby’s true family unfolds. A wonderfully hypnotic read.