Lewis Pharamond is a young writer in the midst of mourning. Upset by the recent death of his mother, he crosses England to settle in Childwickbury, the manor of his childhood where he hopes to write his first gothic-inspired novel. But haunted by grief, he cannot write a line... Soon, strange phenomena occur... and one night, the person responsible for these events appears. Her name is Sarah, the ghost of a remarkably beautiful Frenchwoman. As the days pass, Lewis and Sarah get to know each other, and in exchange for a promise of eternal love, the ghost offers the young man the gift of writing. An act which will not be without consequences for Lewis...