1904, England. After graduating from college, Ruby Mae gets a job as a nanny in the house of Charles and Lillian England, a wealthy couple who receive income from the textile industry. Ruby believes that caring for the children of the English couple will be a great opportunity for her to gain experience and earn good recommendations. However, everyday life in a beautiful but gloomy house is not exactly what Ruby expected. A new novel by Stacey Halls, a British writer, a favorite of critics, who gave us 'Patrons' and 'Hospital of Abandoned Children'. 'One of the main figures in the genre of the feminist historical novel, in her new book Stacy Halls explores the essence of marriage. It's an atmospheric story about power and delusion.' - Cosmopolitan. 'One of the best books of the year'. - Selection of the Waterstones bookstore (Piccadilly, London).