In the hope of happy changes, a childless couple decides to move from noisy London to a secluded estate on the lake. The impressionable Charlie, who attends hypnosis sessions, seems to have been in this house before. Maybe this happened in a past life? But buying a house doesn't bring happiness. Before Charlie and her husband Tom have time to cross the threshold, incredible, supernatural, sinister events begin to happen. The images Charlie sees during hypnosis burst into the present. Visions, smells, sensations haunt her at every step. She understands that this is not a game of the subconscious, and her guess is confirmed by a mysterious discovery in the shape of a heart, found as if at someone’s prompting. It’s as if an unknown evil lives in this idyllic estate: someone hates Charlie and seeks revenge... The book was also published under the title “Beloved.”