At the close of the Victorian Era, society still expected middle-class women to be -the angels of the house, - even as a select few strived to become something more. In this time of change, Emeline Evans dreamed of becoming a nurse. But when her father dies unexpectedly, Emeline sacrifices her ambitions and rescues her family from destitution by marrying John Dorr, a reserved lawyer who can provide for her family. John moves Emeline to the remote Missouri town of Labellum and into an unusual house where her sorrow and uneasiness edge toward madness. Furniture twists and turns before her eyes,...
At the close of the Victorian Era, society still expected middle-class women to be -the angels of the house, - even as a select few strived to become ...
