In a ruinous country house in the now barren English countryside, Penelope and her partner, Aidan, are selling the house. With it comes the impending arrival of Aidan's brother, Julian, who will return to have one final look at his childhood home. Penelope suffered at the hands of Julian twenty-two years ago during a brief but violent relationship, and as his visit looms large over her, Penelope's past, present and future collide as fear and loss close in around her, and she clings to art as a means of understanding, of survival, and of reckoning.
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