1963: At the stark and isolated modernist mansion of controversial political philosopher<br/>Richard Acklehurst, the glittering annual New Year party has not gone quite as planned.<br/>C onsidered a genius by some, and something far darker by others, by the end of the<br/>evening Acklehurst will be dead in mysterious circumstances that are never fully<br/>explained. And although the popularity of his work waxes and wanes over the coming<br/>years, a core of acolytes remains true to his vision.<br/><br/>1999: Richard Acklehurst's remains are defiled in the country graveyard where they have<br/>lain undisturbed for over thirty years, forcing his daughters - Aisling and Stella, teenagers<br/>at the time of his death - to return to their childhood home where they must finally<br/>confront the complex and dark dynamic at the heart of their family.<br/><br/>Moving from the West of Ireland, to Dublin, London, Florence and back, The Whispering<br/>House is a captivating and compelling tale of two sisters and their secrets, of love, regret<br/>and vengeance.
