We sing Diana

After her mother’s death, Cordelia Tait is finally free to pursue the religious life she has long imagined for herself. Instead, an old school friend’s last request places thirteen-year-old Nora in her care, forcing this precise, sheltered woman to exchange visions of a sisterhood for the daily responsibilities of raising a child.

Nora arrives in the quiet town of Maronac and finds Cordelia’s world governed by strict routines, polished shoes, shuttered windows, and an almost comic devotion to order. Beneath the girl’s solemn reserve lies a lively imagination, while Cordelia’s fascination with children hints at feelings she has never quite learned how to express. As guardian and ward begin sharing a home, their contrasting temperaments create a gently humorous and observant portrait of domestic life, loneliness, duty, and the unpredictable bond between two people who must learn how to understand one another.