Life was exciting for the young Ellie Carre after she left school in the Island of Guernsey, in the British Channel islands. She managed to get a job in a prestigious store and caught the eye of Henri Le Feuvre, the man she had admired for years. There was also Simon Purdy, the manager's nephew, who fell for the lovely young woman. She enjoyed the admiration of both men, and was delighted to be able to share a flat with the glamorous Ginny. Then everything went wrong: she became pregnant and found herself in a loveless marriage, back on the Island of Sark where she was born. 'Ellie's Story' is a prequel to 'Escape to Sark' by Chris Davies Curtis. Here we first met Ellie as she gave birth to her second child, on Sark. She was helped and befriended by the feisty Monique de Caen, a nurse and ex-flower power follower. Each book stands alone, but readers have remarked how this book answers questions posed in 'Escape to Sark.'