It's unlikely that many Journal readers will be Twilight fans – but their teenage daughters, and those daughters' friends, may well be. For the uninitiated, Twilight is the award-winning book and film series centering around the exploits of heroine Bella, whose life is turned upside down when she meets, and is loved by, vampire Edward and werewolf Jacob.

Author Louise Deacon takes the saga and uses it to point up crucial lessons that its young fan base may need to know as they enter the world of adult love. By referring to classic pieces of literature such as Wuthering Heights, weaving …