The narrator is a young governess, sent off to a country house to take charge of two orphaned children.

She finds a pleasant house and a comfortable housekeeper, while the children are beautiful and charming.

But she soon begins to feel the presence of intense evil.

Fast Track Classics is a series of classic stories retold to appeal to the young reader who may find the language and length of the original stories too daunting. Striking black and white illustrations add drama.