Inez Haynes Irwin was an American feminist author, journalist, member of the National Women\'s Party, and president of the Authors Guild. Many of her works were published under her former name Inez Haynes Gillmore. 

At loose ends after WWI, aviator David Lindsay decides to write a biography of his favorite obscure author, Lutetia Murray. In the tiny village of Quinanog, he rents the abandoned Murray house and sets to work reconstructing her life, only to discover that the house is haunted by the spirits of Lutetia and three of her frequent houseguests, all of whom are desperately trying to communicate an urgent message that will change the course of Lindsay\'s life. A lyrical gem of a book.