The Doll in the Garden

Ten-year-old Ashley discovers an antique doll buried in her landlady's garden and finds herself transported back in time to meet the doll's original owner, a lonely girl from the past with a tragic fate. A gentler Hahn ghost story with time-slip elements and emotional resonance.

Content Ratings

No Romance

There is no romantic content; relationships are based on friendship across time.

Mild Themes

The girl in the past is isolated by illness and faces death; Ashley must process the sadness of this friendship and the inevitability of loss; themes of loneliness, historical childhood mortality, and the bittersweet nature of connection across time are emotionally significant.

Mild Violence

A child in the past dies from diphtheria; the death is historically accurate and handled with care rather than graphic detail.