The Inhabited World

Part psychological drama, part mystery, part modern ghost story, The Inhabited World is a deeply affecting novel of love, loss, and longing. Evan Molloy has been dead for nearly ten years when the mysterious, fragile Maureen moves into the bungalow near Puget Sound where he formerly lived.Caught between this world and the next, Evan cannot remember the events that led to his suicide. He begins to recall his life more clearly in Maureen'ÂÂs presence'”his own failed marriages, an ill-fated affair, disappointments, and depression. As Maureen tries valiantly to restart her life after a recently ended love affair, she unknowingly offers her otherworldly housemate a sort of redemption he never could have predicted. A stirring and satisfying read in the tradition of The Time Traveler'ÂÂs Wife and The Dogs of Babel, The Inhabited World offers a quietly profound take on life and afterlife.