Florrie is a young girl who grew up with her unkind aunt. After the death of her aunt she needs to find her own way in the world. She ends up taking a job as a housekeeper in an old mansion where a number of artists are provided with an opportunity to work on their art. She gets to know the different people in the house and seems to find a place there, but soon mutual dislikes and incriminations among the inhabitants disrupt the quiet life in the mansion.

A lovely novel in which van Keulen presents us with a very diverse cast of characters, each with their own reasons for staying in the mansion. Florrie is described very lifelike, and you soon start feeling for this young girl who has had such a rough start in life. The connections between the characters keep you wondering who is trying to sabotage the quiet life in the mansion and the novel ends with a very nice twist. ( )