This is a longer story, and Wharton takes her time with it, which is both her style and aligned with the theme of the story. I personally love getting lost in the language of it all, but if that's not your thing, consider yourself forewarned. There's audio of this one, so again, I think this would be a great one to listen to -- by candlelight with cake and tea.

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"Afterward" tells the story of Mary and Ned Boyne, an American couple who have struck it rich and are living their dream -- moving to the English countryside. They settle on rustic Dorsetshire, choosing an old estate and hoping that it will come with its own ghost.

Of course, there is a ghost. But where did it come from? And how exactly did the Boynes get so bloody rich?

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