Harriet's life was like a dream come true, she lived on a beautiful farm in the middle of a wide stretch of countryside with her loving parents to look up to. She was very bright at school and had no dilemmas. Soon her whole world was turned upside down as Harriet discovers her parents have been involved in a fatal collision. Harriet is forced to stay with her Aunt Agnes, after all she is the only family she has left! Harriet had never met her aunt Agnes because she had always lived so far away however from her mum's opinions she seemed a lovely woman. Agnes runs an orphanage but is it all its made out to be? Harriet decides to put on a brave face nevertheless her life becomes tougher than ever as she finds out about the curse placed upon her family and what her Aunt Agnes is capable of...