Hester Why has come to the isolated Morvoren House in Cornwall to serve as a lady's maid and caretaker to the elderly Louise Pinecroft. The estate is cold and strange, perched on a rocky peninsula over the steely sea, ruled by superstition and haunted by tragedy. Though the house seethes with secrets, Hester has her own tragic past, and she's determined to make things right by getting to the bottom of the eerie happenings at Morvoren House. An intensely atmospheric novel, The House of Whispers is a gothic tale that will chill you to the core.