AustLit

'Miss Ditton came to Bindeo as a housekeeper - and as a companion for Penny Bartlett, who had almost overnight become a young woman. But Miss Ditton's plans went beyond companionship, and she began 'managing' Penny, her father, and John Dean, their quiet neighbor Penny had always considered her special friend.

'As in a nightmare, Penny saw her whole life being shaped against her will - and, worst of all, saw a strange bond growing between Miss Ditton and John Dean...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.