Elisabeth, daughter of a count in Germany's beautiful Rhine River Valley, celebrates her 18th birthday on the cusp of a budding romance with a handsome young baron. Her formal entrance into society is brimming with pleasures, but her deep compassion and natural bent toward adventure have a life of their own. Elisabeth's pleasant and untroubled life, enjoyed by generations of her family in Castle Kammerlei, is about to be interrupted. As her friendship with an expatriate living in India deepens, will Elisabeth bravely step into the unknown, against the wishes of those around her, for a chance to impact eternity?"