Publisher's Synopsis
Laura, the nineteen-year-old daughter of an Englishman, lives in an isolated schloss in the wilderness of Styria. Though she loves her widowed father dearly, she yearns for company her own age. When the household takes in a young woman after a carriage accident, Laura dares to hope that the two might strike up a friendship. Passionate in her affection, the strange and beautiful Carmilla entrances her companion. Yet Laura harbours an undercurrent of disquiet - for their guest shares a face with an unearthly and terrifying childhood memory...
