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The novel opens with a dreary English winter leaving the protagonists, Angela and Stephen, with itchy feet. They discover an opportunity to spend a year caretaking a farm in South Africa. Is it too good to be true? The young couple set off to find that all is not as it appears.

The abrupt departure of the farm owners leaves Angela and Stephen overwhelmed, but they don’t give up. Fighting for survival, they learn of an uneasiness consuming the community. A deadly conspiracy is unfolding, and they become innocently involved. 

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