Ellen's just sixteen, but she's dying and nobody knows why. So when
she's sent to her Gran's house she's relieved to find a distraction in
the form of her great-grandmother's diaries, written when she was
Ellen's age. As Ellen reads, she becomes increasingly embroiled in the
fascinating story of her life. Who is the enigmatic and seductive Count
her great-grandmother was supposed to marry? And why is it that Ellen
and her great-grandmother resemble each other so much that they could be
twins? But Ellen's condition is worsening, and it's becoming more and
more difficult for her to distinguish her own life from the nightmarish
events recorded in the diaries. Is the past destroying her, or do the
diaries hold the key to Ellen's survival?