The Hungry Ghosts – Anne Berry

Alice Safford is a lost soul.

Raised in Hong Kong by a monstrous mother and high-ranking father, she is neglected by her parents and indifferent siblings.

Twenty-five years earlier during the Japanese occupation, Lin Shui, a young Chinese girl, was raped and murdered. Now, as a “Hungry Ghost,” she finds the perfect host from whom to feed, returning with Alice to her home on the Peak.

Together, entanged in the Saffords’ web of dark secrets and desperate lies, they unleash chaos. Against a background of political unrest and familial breakdown, Alice’s ghostly entourage swells alarmingly. Craving peace, she flees to England, then France, only to find her mischievous “Hungry Ghosts” have accompanied her.