IN THE second instalment of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight novels, the love affair between teenage misfit Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) reaches a crossroads, and the paths ahead all lead to heartbreak for one of the pair.

Bella celebrates her 18th birthday and soon after, Edward and the Cullen clanare forced to abandon the close-knit community of Forks, Washington, if their human friend is ever to be safe from harm.

Abandoned by her true love, the teenage mortal becomes a shadow of her former self until her relationship with family friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) and his Quileute tribe takes an exciting new turn.