Set in the cold, foggy winter of 1933, this is the story of young Stella Saxby, the sole heir to the magnificent Saxby Hall. Stella wakes up from a coma after a terrible car crash to find herself alone and terrified. Her parents, Lord and Lady Saxby, have tragically died in the accident, and she is now in the clutches of her monstrous Aunt Alberta, a truly awful woman who lives up to her name and is never without her colossal, vicious pet owl, Wagner. Aunt Alberta will stop at absolutely nothing to steal Stella's inheritance—the entire Saxby Hall estate—and has every intention of ensuring Stella signs away the deeds. Trapped in her own home and subjected to Aunt Alberta's cruel tortures, Stella is forced to use all her wits to survive and outsmart her wicked relative. She soon meets an unexpected ally: Soot, the ghost of a young chimney sweep who haunts the hall. Together, the brave young girl and her spectral friend must work to defeat the awful aunt and uncover the dark secrets surrounding her parents' 'accident' before Stella loses everything.
