Bittersweet ending brings closure from "summary" of Dial a Ghost by Eva Ibbotson
In the realm of ghost stories, closure is a rare and precious thing. The spirits that haunt the pages of Dial a Ghost are no exception. Throughout the whimsical tale of the Willoughby family and their spectral friends, there is a constant undercurrent of bittersweet longing for the peace that only closure can bring. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to a cast of characters both living and dead, each with their own hopes and dreams. The ghosts, trapped in an eternal cycle of haunting, yearn for the release that only a true haunting can bring. The Willoughby children, Charlotte and Oliver, are caught in the middle, torn between their love for their ghostly companions and their desire for a normal life. In the end, it is the bittersweet nature of their relationships that brings about the closure they so desperately seek. Through a series of trials and tribulations, the Willoughbys and their ghostly friends come to term...
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