Today is the day my teacher, Miss Stoddard,comes to see my parents. She wanted to discuss'the further education of Nella Castelluca'...

Ambitious, determined and passionate, Nella Castelluca dreams ofachieving more than her humble roots allow - an education, and a good job. She lives on her family's farm on the outskirts of Roseto - a town of old world tradition whose annual centrepiece  revolves around the Queen of the Big Time beauty pageant.

When Nella meets the handsome, worldly, irresistible Renato Lanzara, she believes she has found the soulmate with whom toshare her life journey, until an unexpected turn of events leaves her and her fellow townsfolk shaken and shocked.

From the bestselling and much-loved Adriana Trigiani, comes a heart-rending story of forbidden love chronicling the life of an extraordinary and unforgettable woman over the course of three generations.