![]() ![]() His mother has a history with the house as well as the valley, returning for this job only out of need for the money. On asking his mother about the plates Gwyn is surprised at her angry response and demand that the plates not be disturbed. ![]() She traces the design onto paper to the show the effect. They have an unusual pattern that at first glance is of flowers, but Alison sees them as owls. ![]() The plates are not fine china, but glazed earthenware and heavy. He finds a dinner service neatly stacked and nothing else. She asks Gwyn, the son of the housekeeper, to go into the loft and check. Alison is in bed but can't rest because of a persistent scratching overhead. The book opens in an old house in Wales during a hot summer afternoon. ![]()
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