Be sucked in by a romantic historical family saga where dark secrets hide in dark rooms and the power of romance and love can break through even the toughest barriers. Kate Breckonbury suffered brain damage in a riding accident, and now she must hide away in an attic room, just one of the dark secrets kept by her father from his new wife. But there is hope for her yet, in the form of Emilio, a young Italian employed as a gardener in her family home. He befriends her, and eventually the two fall in love. But the course of historical love stories never did run smooth, and the pair are forced to flee when Kate's father threatens her with an asylum. Can it be enough for two people to fall in love when they have nothing else in the world? Can romance and love be enough to heal brain damage worsened by years of neglect? One of the best romantic historical love stories of recent years, this family saga will keep you reading till the very last page.