Bath, 1821. Rachel Crofton seizes the opportunity to leave behind the binds of her unhappy employment as a governess and start a new life as the wife of a charming self-made merchant, through whom Rachel is invited to become the companion of the reclusive Jonathan Alleyn. Rachel's arrival into the grand house has a mysterious effect on those who live there - and it seems the secrets of the past can no longer be swept away.
