Great Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies and unadulterated NICEness! But when Mig and her family go for a visit, they soon learn that Aunt Maria rules Cranbury-on-Sea with a rod of sweetness that"s tougher than iron and deadlier than poison. Life revolves around women"s tea parties, while grey-suited men behave like zombies, and clone-like children fade into the background. Mig is convinced that Aunt Maria must be a witch, but who will believe her? Maybe the ghost who haunts the downstairs bedroom holds the key...?