"Nannerl Mozart was just as talented as her little brother, Wolfgang, but because she was a woman... As children, Nannerl and Wolfgang Mozart performed before the crowned heads of Europe. But behind the glamour lurked dark difficulties- the hardship of travel, the constant concern about money, and agonizing bouts of illness. Their autocratic father, Leopold, was driven by a desire to bring his son's genius to the attention of the world. But what about...

Elizabeth Barrett is a published poet - and a virtual prisoner in her home. Blind family loyalty ties her to a tyrannical father who forbids his children to marry. Bedridden by chronic illness, she has resigned herself to simply existing. That is, until the letter arrives..."I love your verses with all my heart," writes Robert Browning, an admiring fellow poet. Soon Elizabeth discovers that Robert's love is not for her poetry alone.