Psychological Thriller · Free kit
The Housemaid
Fresh out of prison and living in her car, Millie Calloway takes a live-in housekeeping job at the Winchesters' glossy Long Island estate. She cooks, cleans, collects daughter Cecelia from school, and sleeps in a cramped attic room that locks from the outside. Nina Winchester sabotages her work, neighbor gossip paints Nina as unstable, and handsome Andrew seems like the only kind person in the house. Enzo, the Italian gardener, keeps saying one word: pericolo. Danger. Then the story flips, and every kindness in that marble hallway has to be reread.
“I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it's far too late.”
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The Housemaid Printables
Get the full printable pack on Etsy, or print individual pages from Bingo, Discussion Questions, and Hosting.
The Housemaid book club invite
Printable invite with the attic-lock hook, meeting time, and a reminder to finish the novel before discussion.
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Paper key place cards
Folded keys for the surprise touch — blank front, 'the lock is on the outside' on the reverse.
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Character superlatives ballot
Vote Millie vs Nina vs Andrew vs Enzo vs Connors, then argue about it with dessert.
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Pericolo quote cards
Blank cards for a favorite line: Enzo's warning, the white-dress passage, or a sentence that made you reread Part One.
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Book-vs-film ending slip
A one-page prompt: attic thirst vs staircase fight — which ending did your group want, and why.
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Meeting bingo sheet
The 24 squares from this kit, ready to print so someone can shout when Evelyn and the pliers come up.
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