The story takes place in the exquisite but empty Mayfair house of reclusive billionaire Elliot Graham, who lives a lonely life across the road. When Joe, the naive son of the cleaner, takes the job as the vacant house's doorkeeper, he and Elliot strike up a fledgling friendship.
Soon Joe is given the run of the house, exploring its many rooms and secrets, and providing a convenient refuge for a cabinet minister and his beautiful mistress to conduct a clandestine and passionate love affair.
The house seems to attract lonely people – the doorman whom Joe replaces, the housekeeper, the night security guard, both the cabinet minister and his mistress, the homeless man and Elliot Graham himself. Elliot is increasingly paralysed by his suspicions of the origin of his inherited wealth and when the secret is finally revealed, it is Joe who accompanies the billionaire on his disturbing and devastating journey.
No comments:
Post a Comment