Young and beautiful Isabella, the daughter of a wealthy South American landowner, is going to be married off by her father to a rich old neighbor. But all the girl’s thoughts and feelings are occupied by a handsome stranger whom she accidentally saw in her parents’ house. With the help of a faithful maid, Isabella runs away from home and unexpectedly meets a man - the object of her girlish admiration. Readers will learn about the further fate of the heroes of the novel by reading this wonderful novel about love.