A lyrical historical romance for fans of The English PatientEighteen-year-old Ellen never expected the Hallendorf school to be well quite so unusual After all her life back in england with her suffragette mother and liberated aunts certainly couldnt be called normal but buried deep in the beautiful Austrian countryside ellen discovers an eccentric world occupied by wild children and even wilder teachers experimental dancers and a tortoise on wheels And then there is the particurally intriguing enigmatic and very handsome Marek part-time gardener and fencing teacher ellen is instantly attracted to the mysterious gardener but Hitlers reich is already threatening their peaceful world only when she discovers Mareks true identity and his dangerous mission does ellen realize the depth of her feelings for himand the danger their newfound love faces in the shadow of war.
