Eloise in Oxonia

Episode 11: Word Count

Oxford Writers' House Season 1 Episode 11

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As the pressures of final essays mount, Eloise flees Oxford for the unassuming riverside town of Wallingford on the outskirts of Oxfordshire—once home to Agatha Christie. Among castle ruins, tea kettles, and fading carpets, she finds both clarity and questions. With her thoughts sharpened by isolation and the strange peace of a town frozen in time, Eloise begins to see the events of her year as more than coincidence: a pattern emerges, tied together by playing cards and cryptic gestures. Who is behind it? And why? As she returns to Oxford with her essay submitted and her mind alight, the final piece of the puzzle awaits in her... This Episode signals the approach of a long-awaited reckoning.