Julie Conrad

Sarah Jane Raymond Julie Conrad

Eighteen-year-old Sarah Jane Raymond, naïve and unworldly, is seduced by multi-billionaire Horatio Kampen de Steen. They marry and she relocates to his home, Cape Fortress in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Horatio surrounds himself with all things beautiful and expensive. Sarah is his priceless jewel.

Sarah does not bond with their firstborn, Georgette, and becomes obsessed with the child's weight, unattractiveness and lack of height. A pathological dislike of the girl, fuelled by fear, turns to hatred - and leads to devastating consequences.