Argentina 1939 : "My darling Valentina I beg you to not go through with this marriage. I know
your duty to your family means the world to you but I pray our love means more. Let us run
away together and never be parted again..." London Present day . Rose once thought she was
alone in the world having just lost her beloved mother a few months ago. So when she is
presented with a mysterious box containing a small figure of a horse a scrap of glittering
silk and the hope of a lost family being found Rose will stop at nothing to find them. When
her search takes her to a sprawling and luxurious estate in Argentina where the best polo
horses in the world were once raised Rose wonders if she's mistaken. But when she meets a
charming local Benjamin he takes her by the hand and encourages her to rediscover her roots.
As they spend long sunlit days riding horses and cosy evenings eating dinner with his family
Rose wonders how she will ever return to the grey skies back home. But then she discovers a
heart-wrenching story of two forbidden lovers: of a wilful Spanish heiress and a hardworking
stable hand ripped apart by an arranged marriage and one of the largest inheritances in the
country which intertwines Rose and Benjamin's families in ways she could never have imagined.
As Benjamin's family grow wary of the stranger in their home dredging up the pain of the past
Rose finds herself at a crossroads. Will her great-grandmother's story give her the courage to
fly in the face of convention and follow her heart? Or will she too have to give up the one she
loves most to heal family ties... A heartbreaking and page-turning novel about following your
heart and never giving up love. Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore Lucinda Riley and
Victoria Hislop.
