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What would you do if you learned the person you were divorcing is dying?
On receiving the very thing she wants, a divorce and the power to sell their house,
Anna Manning learns that Edward, her soon-to-be ex-husband, is dying. A faithful
wife for over three decades, Anna endured Edward’s constant absences while traveling
on business for his international real estate, and his extra-marital affairs.
Anna takes Edward to live out his last six, possibly three, months in the house she
fought so vigorously to sell. But letting go of someone who has caused so much pain
does not come easily.
Edward has changed.
As their children return home, and say their farewells Anna confronts the challenges
that Edward’s impending death delivers each of them. Then there is Inman who
loves Anna, and provides the one thing Edward denied their marriage—passion and
intimacy.
Anna must also face the hopes and dreams she abandoned as an art history major
turned wife and mother on graduating college. In requesting the divorce she had
planned to use her proceeds from the sale of the house to move to France. She would
study the art of Europe, perhaps work as a docent in a Paris museum.
Edward’s terminal illness provokes Anna to understand the present rooted in the
wellspring of the past, and pouring into a future without him. The House shows what
happens when we adopt the belief that, All hold regret, and are seeking forgiveness.
Our salvation rests in the hands of others—quite particularly the ones whom we love most,
and who have treated us wrongly.
