When Beryl Seaton accepts a position as governess for the Brooks family, she has no idea that a horrific secret is waiting for her in the nursery of a remote English mansion.What happened to Stephen? What happened to the previous governess who was supposed to look after him? And what causes the mysterious sobbing sound that drifts through the empty rooms at night?As she struggles to uncover the awful truth about the family, Beryl starts to realize that she's been drawn into...

When Beryl Seaton accepts a position as governess at the isolated Brooks estate, she expects little more than a lonely winter in the English countryside. But the moment she crosses the threshold, the house begins to whisper.Her young charge, Stephen, is silent and strange. The nursery is sealed. And no one will speak of the woman who held the position before her.At night the halls echo with quiet sobbing. Doors open on their own. Something watches from the shadows.A...