Is the Woman in White a demented escapee that heard the original story and is now emulating it, or is she something more?

Random House: Rachel and her stuffed snake are startled by the presence of an older woman dressed all in white. Rachel identifies herself and says she was named after her mommy’s mommy.

The life of art teacher Walter Hartright changes forever following his midnight encounter with the spectral 'Woman In White' on a lonely moonlit road. The meeting unleashes a chain of startling ...