Dragonwyck

About “Dragonwyck”

The novel centers on Miranda Wells, an 18-year-old woman from a rural background, who accepts an invitation to visit the upstate New York estate of her distant relative, Nicholas Van Ryn. She becomes entangled in the luxurious and oppressive world of Dragonwyck, a mansion marked by Gothic architecture, tenant farms, and hidden secrets, as her relationship with the enigmatic Nicholas unfolds amid a society divided by wealth and tradition.