The day before Christmas. Anna, a young girl boarding with the Ursuline nuns of Quebec, leaves the convent with two of her relatives so she can meet her mother. Anna's mother lives a mile away from the convent, in the forest. Hardly one ...See moreThe day before Christmas. Anna, a young girl boarding with the Ursuline nuns of Quebec, leaves the convent with two of her relatives so she can meet her mother. Anna's mother lives a mile away from the convent, in the forest. Hardly one hour walk, they say! But on the day before Christmas, nothing is more dubious than walking in the woods. It is when they are lost, freezing and frightened that Anna and her relatives meet the enigmatic Elisabeth Heywood...
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