The crumbling country pile of Button House is home to restless spirits who have died there over the centuries--each ghost very much a product of their time, resigned to squabble over the most inane of daily gripes. But their lives--or rather, afterlives--are thrown into turmoil when a young urban couple, Alison and Mike, unexpectedly inherit the peaceful, derelict house and plan to turn it into a bustling family hotel. As the ghosts attempt to oust the newcomers, and Alison and Mike discover the true scale of the project they've taken on, fate conspires to trap both sides in an impossible house share where every day is, literally, a matter of life and death. -- Adapted from container.