by Lucy Appadoo (Author)

Fifteen-year old Valeria Allegro works diligently on the family farm in Italy, where she is torn between her duty to her family and her desire to find freedom from her strict, domineering father. She finds solace in Dario, a young student who provides a blissful escape - until a neighbour's son, Gregorio, decides he wants her for himself.

This raises an alarm for her father, which leads to family conflict and aggression.

When Dario is threatened and her family is plagued by a series of suspicious accidents, Valeria is desperate to keep her loved ones safe.

Can she end the turmoil and escape the firmly built trap to find the freedom she craves?