It?s been years since Elena and Cathy last saw each other. The summers they spent as children at Elena?s uncle?s home are a distant memory, and their love and affection for each other have been replaced with anger and hatred. Elena is the successful author of a self-help book and has returned to her hometown to sell her uncle?s house. Cathy never left and, intending to write a book, has spent years researching the town legend: the story of Ilsbeth Carter, a woman whom the townspeople drowned in a well after she was accused of being a witch and killing several children. When Elena feels a connection to Ilsbeth and decides to write her own book about her, Cathy?s rekindled ire toward Elena unearths dangerous and frightening mysteries that, eventually, they both wish had stayed buried.
