The Housemaid

Description

The Housemaid follows protagonist Millie Calloway, a down-on-her-luck woman who has recently been released from prison. After losing her job and apartment, she has been living in her car, and, desperate for work, she secures a position as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family. Nina Winchester, the glamorous matriarch, seems warm at first, but Millie quickly notices unsettling dynamics within the household. Her husband, Andrew, appears charming and considerate, but Nina’s behavior is erratic and demanding, and her daughter Cecelia is defiant and spoiled. Millie is forced to stay in a small attic room that locks from the outside and has deep scratch marks on the door, almost as if someone was trying to escape.