This is the story of a young widow who allows herself to become dispirited after the loss of her husband. A neighbor, Joan, had helped her when she first lost Daryl. But when Joan moved away, Anna never heard from her. Because of grief, she seems to be in a perpetual state of lethargy. When a new neighbor, Katie, moves into Joan's old house, Anna is hesitant to befriend her. The constant foreboding about that house has Anna in its grip. Why did such...