When 17-year-old Isabella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father she expects that her new life will be as dull as the town.
But in spite of her awkward manner and low expectations, she finds that her new classmates are drawn to this pale, dark-haired new girl in town. But not, it seems, the Cullen family.
Bella is convinced that Edward Cullen in particular hates her, but she feels a strange attraction to him, although Bella will soon discover that there is a very good reason for Edward's coldness.