Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816.
Eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. Tormented by Shelley`s betrayals, haunted by the loss of their baby and suspicious of her sister`s intentions, Mary seeks a refuge.
But Lord Byron`s villa, lying under ash-shrouded skies, feels more like a trap.
When Byron suggests each guest write a supernatural tale, Mary is as drawn to the challenge as she is, unexpectedly, to Byron himself.
An idea begins to form in her mind . . . spilling out of her in thick, black ink.
A thing given life is before her. But is she in control, or is it?