Joseph has been away from his hometown in North Maine for twenty years, after being sent away by his unloving mother to a boarding school in Berkshire, England.  After prosperous years as a school teacher at St. John's Beaumont, Joseph is forced to leave his career behind after a small scandal threatens to tarnish his reputation.  Luckily, his mother passes away and he returns to his homeland to claim his deceased grandmother's house.  Instead of the joyful home with the neighborhood's most cove ... more »

Joseph has been away from his hometown in North Maine for twenty years, after being sent away by his unloving mother to a boarding school in Berkshire, England.  After prosperous years as a school teacher at St. John's Beaumont, Joseph is forced to leave his career behind after a small scandal threatens to tarnish his reputation.  Luckily, his mother passes away and he returns to his homeland to claim his deceased grandmother's house.  Instead of the joyful home with the neighborhood's most coveted garden, he finds the place abandoned and its garden drowned in vegetation.  As he works on bringing the house and the garden back to life, he befriends a sweet girl who turns out to challenge his progress in unexpected ways, threatening to unravel the fabric of his sanity as well as to reveal aspects of his nature that would fare better deep in the ground.  Less