Synopsis

Hillcott Barn possessed an air more akin to a Tuscan monastery than a typical English barn. When the farmer offered it for sale, most who viewed the property departed without a second glance. It was a secluded, shadowy place, accessible only by a half-mile farm track with a steep one-in-eight gradient. Yet, furniture designer Robert Ellis (58) had long coveted it. For years he’d jogged past the barn, harboring a persistent desire to make it his home. Defying all counsel, Rob and his wife Jane, (