The fates of the three heroines of the novel “A Corner of Paradise” are intricately intertwined. Rachel’s beauty brings men to her feet, and only the one she loves is immune to her charms. Daphne knows perfectly well that Toby married her only to gain a foothold in her business father, but longs for closeness and mutual understanding with him. The tragedy that soon occurs contributes to this, but will their new relationship be able to withstand his exorbitant ambitions? And finally, young Philippa, whose tender romance with Hugo is overshadowed by his family's discontent and political scandal. Told with warmth and humor, the story of young women, their search for happiness in the world of drastic changes and changing values of England in the 1920s will bring pleasure to admirers of Teresa Crane. In the novel “At the Behest of the Heart,” an Englishwoman, crushed by her husband and crushed by a gray, monotonous existence, inherits a villa in Italy. Here she finds her love and finds the meaning of life.