When she was sixteen, Rose Marshall was run off the road and killed on her way to confront her prom date for not showing up. Since then, she has been a road ghost, hitching rides and guiding those who die on the road to the afterlife. But the person who killed her has been hunting her, and if Rose wants to have any kind of peace, she's going to have to take him out first. 
 While the story in Sparrow Hill Road is interesting--what's the real story behind urban legends like the Phantom Prom Date or the Hitchhiking Ghost?--the writing is what makes this book really glow. The story is told in vignettes, each of which has its own self-contained story or lesson, and each of which is framed by and wrapped in thoughtful commentary about life, death, the afterlife, pain, joy, companionship, and food. (Seriously, this book made me hungry for diner food.) 
 Much like The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Sparrow Hill Road is best enjoyed in quiet and solitude, slowly and thoughtfully, with your heart open.