简介：1910Pommerania-GermanyThomasvonFarnowwakesfromamenacing,eroticdream.Itwillstaywithhimthroughthesummerholidayathisancestralhomeandeventuallyunlockthetruenatureofhisdomineeringfather,Klaus.Thomashasfailedhisexamsandlefthisboardingschoolindisgrace.At18he'scomeofageandnowfindseverythingathomeissubtlyaltered.Hischildhoodfriend,acountryboy,hasbeenmadehispersonalvalet.Fromnowonthey'remasterandservant.Andhisfatherisdistant,Thomas'growingisolationisonlyliftedbyhiscousinEllita.Attwenty-fiveshe'sfascinating,glamorousandunpredictable.Fromseeingherassomekindofoldersisterdestinedtomarrywell,Thomasnowfeelshereroticcharge.Ellitashowshimhermother'ssensualjournalofyearsago,whenshehadapassionateaffairwithanunnamedlover.Fascinated,Ellita&Thomasaredrawntogetherastheytrytodiscoverhisidentityfromthecluesinthejournal...…