Abstract: How can the mysterious disappearance of Anne Flint and the drowning of a young girl in a chalk stream in 1816 possibly affect the life of schoolteacher Harry Flint some two centuries later? When his marriage fails and he leaves his job, Harry begins to research his ancestors. The deeper he digs, the more he realises that the past is closer than he had ever imagined. THE HAUNTING is a story of love and betrayal, intrigue and murder. Where people are not what they seem, and the past is no more predictable than the future...