- SummaryThis
- is
- an
- intriguing
- story
- of
- a
- young
- couple,
- Emma
- and
- Ross,
- who
- have
- just
- had
- another
- in
- a
- succession
- of
- stillborn
- children.
- One
- day
- whilst
- driving
- through
- the
- west
- end
- of
- London,
- the
- couple
- notice
- an
- old
- house
- for
- sale
- and
- after
- arranging
- to
- view
- the
- property,
- they
- put
- in
- an
- offer.There
- is
- a
- strange
- inevitability
- in
- the
- way
- that
- the
- older
- couple
- who
- are
- selling
- the
- house,
- do
- so
- for
- a
- lower
- price.
- It
- all
- seems
- to
- have
- been
- predetermined.
- Is
- there
- a
- reason
- for
- this?The
- story
- twists
- and
- turns
- as
- Emma
- uses
- on
- old
- key
- to
- unlock
- a
- house
- within
- a
- house.Initially,
- on
- seeing
- the
- other
- house,
- Emma
- is
- shocked
- and
- amazed
- at
- the
- splendor
- and
- opulence
- of
- this
- Victorian
- marvel
- which
- seems
- to
- exist
- in
- a
- parallel
- universe
- within
- her
- own
- home,
- or
- is
- it
- within
- her
- own
- mind?
- At
- various
- stages
- the
- story
- flashes
- back
- to
- a
- link
- with
- the
- past,
- which
- not
- only
- helps
- to
- set
- the
- scene,
- but
- also
- adds
- to
- the
- intrigue
- and
- complexity
- of
- the
- outcome.As
- she
- repeatedly
- returns
- to
- the
- house,
- Emma
- becomes
- more
- and
- more
- delusional.
- She
- decides
- to
- prove
- to
- Ross
- that
- it
- really
- exists,
- but
- is
- unable
- to.
- He
- is
- a
- loving
- husband,
- but
- starts
- to
- become
- increasingly
- impatient
- with
- his
- wife,
- her
- grip
- on
- reality,
- and
- her
- sanity.Eventually,
- for
- an
- instant
- the
- past
- and
- present
- collide,
- with
- devastating consequences.
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