Four years after her husband Richard's passing, Cate is let go from her teaching job and can't pay the rent on the London flat she shares with their son, Leo. They move to Richard's grandfather's old Victorian museum in the small town of Crouch-on-Sea. Cate falls in love with the quirky taxidermy exhibits and sprawling grounds and makes it her mission to revive them. Threats from both inside and outside the museum derail her plans and send her spiraling into self-doubt. Cate must confront the reality of Richard's death-- and the role she played in it-- in order to reimagine her future. -- adapted from back cover