In 1844, the Wells family lives in a small farm of their own in Greenwich, Connecticut and the sons and daughters have a rigid discipli...
In 1844, the Wells family lives in a small farm of their own in
Greenwich, Connecticut and the sons and daughters have a rigid
discipline and religious education from the patriarch Ephraim Wells.
When his wife Abigail Wells receives a letter from her wealthy distant
cousin Nicholas "Nick" Van Ryn inviting one of her daughters to live
with his wife Johanna Van Ryn and him nursing their daughter Katrine Van
Ryn, the naive Miranda Wells gets excited with the perspective of
traveling. Her mother convinces Ephraim to let her go and Miranda
travels with her father to New York. They meet Nick and they learn that
he is a patroon of farmers at the Hudson Valley. Then Miranda travels to
the Dragonwyck mansion where she is introduced to the voracious Johanna
and the sweet Katrine and to the housekeeper Magda. Miranda also meets
Dr. Jeff Turner, who is a sort of leader of the farmers that work for
Nicholas, in a party and befriends him. Soon she notes that Katrine is
neglected by her parents. ...
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