A review by teenlibrarian
Brightwood by Tania Unsworth

3.0

Respectable kids fiction book: Daisy and her mother are the only ones to live in a rambling mansion and unkept grounds. It isn't quite Grey Gardens, After a freak accident while a child, Caroline (Daisy's mom) over buys in bulk, makes a memory box for each day, and Daisy has never left the grounds in her life. Caroline doesn't return one morning and Daisy soon sees a mysterious man about the grounds.
Imagination sustains Daisy with friends from animals, shrubs, and paintings. Not 100% medically realistic ending, but a nice wrap up.