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Disfigured by the blow of an abusive husband, the widow Mary McAllister has spent almost 60 years secluded in a white marble mansion overlooking the town of Mill River, Vermont. Most longtime residents of consider the marble house and its occupant peculiar, and few have ever seen Mary. But three newcomers - a police officer, his daughter, and a new schoolteacher - are curious about the reclusive old woman. Only the town priest truly knows the Mill River recluse, and the secret she keeps... a secret that, once revealed, will change the town, and the lives of its residents, forever.

Having unexpectedly lost her husband, and lacking the means to support herself, Josie DiSanti and her two daughters take refuge in the small town of Mill River, to live with Josie's aunt, Ivy. The sisters, Rose and Emily, are inseparable growing up - until a shocking tragedy tears them apart. Years later Rose and Emily return to Mill River for the reading of their mother's will, where they learn that Josie would do anything to force their reconciliation.

Writing in the tradition of Jan Karon and Maeve Binchy, New York Times best-selling author Darcie Chan returns listeners to Mill River, the charming town whose residents experience surprises and sorrows, witness acts of goodwill and kindness, embrace family love and friendship—and uncover age-old secrets and heartaches.

Mary McAllister, skamferet af et slag fra sin afdøde, voldelige mand, lider af en svær angstneurose og har tilbragt næsten 60 år isoleret i det såkaldte "Marmorpalæ", med udsigt over byen Mill River i Vermont. Hendes forbindelse til omverdenen består udelukkende af posten, medierne, en aldrende præst med hang til at stjæle skeer, og et soveværelsesvindue med udsigt over byen under hende. De fleste beboere i Mill River betragter 'Marmorpalæet's indehaver som ejendommelig, men dog som en fast del af deres samfund.