Lucio Maria de’ Vigentini, Lord of the Red Manor, is loaded with years, money, memories and regrets—the ancient curse cast upon his family weighing heavily on his soul. He lost his son, Rick, at sea and his wife left him, taking Rick’s twin, Chris Sandcroft, to Canada. Lucio, lonely and ailing, is tortured by the prophesy predicting the extinction of the Red Manor and its occupants at the turn of the millennium. When Chris asks him to live with him, he accepts, in the hope of escaping the curse. Despite Chris’ loving care, sudden immersion in a different culture and a modern household taxes Lucio’s spirit. The unearthing of two precious cups, once Red Manor possessions, brings much excitement to the blue-collar city of Harrisville, Ontario, and with it, crime. Then the malefic prophesy of the Red Manor seems to take its inexorable course, as shadows of the past occur with menacing consistency.
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