The novel takes place in Hurlingham, a British suburb of Buenos Aires, where respectable English families live, and gossip spreads as quickly as the aroma of Gray Earl tea. Eighteen-year-old Audrey Garnett gives her heart to the young talented musician Louis Forrester. Having found a kindred spirit in Audrey, Louis writes for her the beautiful “Forget-Me-Not Sonata,” which takes them into the world of forbidden love. However, a family tragedy negates the hope for a happy marriage, and Audrey, like an obedient and loving daughter, consoles her parents with her agreement to become the wife of Cecil, the noble and beloved older brother of Louis. She bitterly regrets that in a moment of mental weakness she agreed to make this sacrifice. Despite the fact that family life gave Audrey not only the boundless love of her husband, but also two charming daughters, the sad and beautiful chords of the sonata of her love echo through the years, reminding her of the feeling she abandoned and pushing her to action... * * * She poured out her sadness, lovingly extracting harmonious chords from the instrument. The only man she had ever loved was gone, and all her love and hopelessness sounded in the music. When Audrey was alone in the midnight darkness, she felt Louis's presence so clearly that she could smell him. Her fingers, against her will, slid over the keys, and their melody spread throughout the room, piercing time and space. Their sonata, the only thread connecting their destinies. She played it to keep Louis in her memory as she knew him before that evening in church when all her dreams collapsed. Audrey called this tune “Forget-Me-Not Sonata” because as long as she played it, Louis would remain in her heart.