Lucia Graves grew up near the beautiful mountain village of Deja on the island of Mallorca. The adored daughter of Robert and Beryl Graves, Lucia was always surrounded by the love and warmth of her immediate family. This memoir recalls her childhood against a background of the island's history, and is a meditation on the three cultures - Spanish, English, and Catalan - that have shaped Lucia Graves's life and thoughts. It is also a complex portrait of Spain under Franco. The author explores the patterns of love, sacrifice, and forbearance that mark not only her own life but those of many other Spainish women she has known.