![]() ![]() The man drags along a young girl in a yellow dress. He wears fine shoes and a long black cloak. One night, Serafina discovers an intruder in the basement. The forest surrounding Biltmore is forbidden as well because dangerous and unexplainable things occur there. Pa, a mechanical repairman for the estate, says she is never allowed upstairs near the wealthy guests. Lately, Serafina wishes for a friend her own age. ![]() She also sees in the dark, fits into tight spots, is agile, and prowls Biltmore at night. Serafina loves her job as the estate’s Chief Rat Catcher, hunting and catching rats barehanded. They sleep on homemade cots behind the boiler Serafina dresses in Pa’s old work shirts she neither attends school nor has any friends. ![]() Twelve-year-old Serafina lives with her father in the basement of the famed Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina in 1899. ![]()
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