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A feminist gothic about two women decades apart unsettled by a cliffside mansion that may endanger the children in their care.
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A feminist gothic about two women decades apart unsettled by a cliffside mansion that may endanger the children in their care.
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"A feminist gothic that evokes Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House." -- New York Times Book Review Once upon a time Orla was: a woman, a painter, a lover. Now she is a mother and a wife, and when her husband Nick suggests that their city apartment has grown too small for their lives, she agrees, in part because she does agree, and in part because she is too tired to think about what she really does want. She agrees again when Nick announces with pride that he has found an antiquated Geo...
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Sexual content
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No evidence found in available sources
Violence & gore
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Atmospheric peril and implied tragedy; child danger without graphic gore
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Central haunted house with phantom children, voices, and supernatural presence
Political content
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Feminist themes on motherhood, women's work, and dismissal as hysterical
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide, mental health struggles, and child-loss themes depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Child endangerment, grief, maternal neglect, and isolation themes
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