Blood Sinister

"Sent to rest at her grandmother's house, Ellen Forrest finds an old diary that is at first a diversion, to take her mind off her mysterious illness. But the bizarre history that unfolds is so compelling that resting proves impossible."@en
"A terminally ill sixteen-year-old girl begins reading her great-grandmother's diaries. As Ellen becomes increasingly fascinated with her ancestor's story, it is difficult for her to distinguish her life from the sinister events unfolding in the diary. Is the past destroying Ellen or does it hold a key to her survival?"@en
"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?."