Orphaned Florence guards her brother in a crumbling mansion as a sinister governess and strange phenomena threaten their world.
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Orphaned Florence guards her brother in a crumbling mansion as a sinister governess and strange phenomena threaten their world.
A gripping, sinister Gothic tale inspired by and in the tradition of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw.
In 1891, in a remote and crumbling New England mansion, 12-year-old orphan Florence and her younger brother are neglected by her guardian uncle. Banned from reading, Florence devours books in secret and talks to herself—and narrates her story—in a unique language of her own invention. By night, she sleepwalks the corridors and is troubled by a recurrent dream in which a mysterious woman ...
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Violent death of a governess; supernatural peril and threats to children
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No fantasy magic present
Malevolent spirit, hauntings, and strange phenomena drive the plot
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Child neglect by uncle; isolation; threats of harm to children
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