Does Sofia opt for the rich aristocrat who pursues her relentlessly and introduces her to everything high society has to offer, but in the process threatens her friendship with the young conservationist who saves her from tripping up in that one fateful moment in Milan's glorious central square and then introduces her to the wonders of the natural world? Both men alter Sofia's life and that of her family in more ways than she could possibly have imagined, especially that of her beloved younger brother Carlo. Her journey to self-awareness and true love heals the pain of a past which includes a father who has abandoned her and a mother who seems only to appreciate the superficial things in life, and whose own journey to love is just as cathartic.