Françoise Sagan (real name - Quoirez); 21.VI.1935, Cajar - 24.IX.2004, hospital in Honfleur, Normandy) - French writer, playwright, awarded the Prince of Monaco Prize in 1985 for his contribution to literature.

The action takes place in cold winter, the castle is surrounded by snow. Frederick, a student invited by a Swedish family living in a secluded castle, slowly gets to know each member of this strange family one by one: Hugo, the owner of the Castle, married Eleanor, who Frederick begins to like; Sebastian, Eleanor's dapper brother; Agatha, Hugo's old-fashioned sister; and Ophelia...Who is Ophelia really? This is one of a series of mysteries that Frederic is trying to uncover. Who is manipulating whom? Frederick's growing love for Eleanor and the truth about the beautiful Ophelia will lead to unpredictable consequences...