Be prepared for diving into a great romantic book called Infelice which describes the life of a woman and her daughter. Her husband leaves her and she feels extremely depressed. She understands that she will not be able to bring up her young daughter alone so she gives Regina to a Catholic convent where she spend quite a long time. Meanwhile her mother Minnie becomes a successful actress while her father marries a wealthy woman. Cuthbert meets his ex-wife a couple of times but does not recognize her in a charming actress. When Regina turns 10 years old, she is taken into the family of Minister Dr Hargrove whi wishes to bring her up and give her a proper education. There she falls in love with her guardian's nephew. While Regina exchanges letters with her mother, she does not even have an idea who her father was. So a lot of mysteries are still ahead. Together with a carrying away plot line, the story is full with a number of facts from history and mythology, quotes in different languages which makes the reading more enjoyable.