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On the Rhode Island coast, overlooking the ocean, Whitmore Manor had always appeared flawless from the outside. An old family name, sunlit terraces, mornings opening onto the sea, and silences passed down from one generation to the next...
For Eleanor Whitmore, life too had flowed for a long time within this flawless image.
Until an accident changed everything.
Her husband Arthur's survival is seen by everyone as a miracle. Family friends, business partners, and the servants moving through the silent corridors of the manor all want to believe the same thing: Arthur has returned. The house will breathe again, and life will continue from where it left off.
But some things are no longer the same.
The length of a glance, the tone of a voice, a small forgotten habit... Eleanor begins to feel an unnamed strangeness within the life that should feel familiar to her. At Whitmore Manor, everything is still in its proper place; the silver is polished, tea is served, and sailboats drift along the horizon.
Everything is as it should be.
Almost.