Though practically dragged into the English countryside by her mother and uncle, Anna remains a stubborn American city-dweller. Her uncle, caught in the throws of a midlife crisis and two terrifyingly conviently timed windfalls has bought a house as old as the dirt it rests on, and a borderline sports car, borderline F1 car to boot. Caught with very little choice, very little electricity and very little contact with the outside world, her situation seems hopeless.
Yet, she begins to like the place in spite of herself and begins to become accustomed to the lack of street lights and exhaust fumes.
However, she senses something eeire about the house. Maybe it's just her imagination, or maybe it's real, but either way, she won't go back to New Hampshire the same.