s suicide and his wife'
s murder when his teenage son, Reuben, is killed in a grotesque accident. His remaining child, Bryony, has always been the family'
s golden girl and Terence comes to realise that his one duty in life is to protect her from the world'
s malign forces, whatever that may take.
But as he starts to follow his grieving daughter'
s movements and enforce a draconian set of rules, his love for Bryony becomes a possessive force that leads to destruction.
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