Set in the mystic, brooding, and wild landscape of cornwall, the rugged atlantic foot of england, danni, a housekeeper at manderville hall—a grand and historic house owned by the wealthy and widowed lord dewithers—falls prey to the glance of a young and beautiful visitor, the novelist daphne du maurier. di satu sisi, perselingkuhan mereka adalah cinta yang menghabiskan banyak waktu, di sisi lain, sebuah realisasi kerinduan rahasianya yang memabukkan.