Beate, a beauty from a rich and strict family, is forced to flee with her beloved - a simple French officer, and does not yet know how fragile her happiness will be in the face of war. Her daughter Amadea, a girl with a pure and ardent soul, has gone through many trials , finally meets her destiny... Anxieties and hopes, the search for happiness and, of course, passionate, all-conquering love - in the bestseller of the magnificent Danielle Steele!