The Housemaid

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Living in her car and shut out of work by a criminal record, Millie sees a live-in housekeeping position with the wealthy Winchester family as an unlikely escape. On their Long Island property, however, Nina Winchester’s erratic cruelty makes each task unstable, while Nina’s handsome husband Andrew offers sympathy and attention. Millie’s tiny attic bedroom locks from the outside, and a gardener tries to warn her that the household is dangerous. Yet leaving could return her to homelessness, and her growing closeness to Andrew draws her deeper into the family’s tensions. The psychological thriller confines three people with concealed histories inside an elegant home, using shifting appearances and unequal power to question who is trapped, who is controlling the story, and how dangerous apparent rescue can become.

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