In 1921 England, a war widow at a countryside estate confronts family secrets, grief, and a restless ghost in gothic suspense.
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In 1921 England, a war widow at a countryside estate confronts family secrets, grief, and a restless ghost in gothic suspense.
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"England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex's wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to the family's estate in the Sussex countryside. But there is much she never knew about her husband's origins...and the revelation of a mysterious death in the Forsyths' past is just the beginning... All is not well at Wych Elm House. Dottie's husband is distant, and her son was g...
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Sexual content
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Central romance with flashbacks and reunion; secondary romance; mild sensuality
Violence & gore
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War deaths and injuries; mysterious past death; gothic peril and menace
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Central ghost haunting; supernatural phenomena and restless spirit
Political content
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Post-WWI social aftermath; women's wartime grief; mental illness stigma
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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War trauma; family dysfunction; stigma and suffering around mental illness
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