The city of Venice works its unfailing magic in this beautiful novel When Sarah Cavanagh sets off for Venice to take up a new job as governess to the aristocratic Brazzano family, she is filled with trepidation. Her employer is reputed to be difficult and demanding; the children, Beatrice and Emmanuele, are initially hostile to Sarah. Despite the difficulties confronting her, she soon finds herself reluctantly caught up in the family's complicated lives