1916. Shell-shocked soldier Jack MacLennan and his new wife seek to rebuild their lives in rural Ireland …
But although the cottage and its environs seem idyllic, the shadow of Sir William Kenton’s dilapidated mansion hangs over the village like a cloud. Why will no one speak of it? And why does it exert such a haunting influence upon Jack?
The boundaries between past and present rapidly blur as the young couple find themselves caught up in a series of inexplicable events which lead eventually to heartbreak and murder…
Fans of Susan Hill’s The Woman In Black will be drawn to this eerie, gothic tale.