In the great game of destiny, Mimo drew the wrong cards. Born poor, he was apprenticed to an insignificant stone sculptor. But he has genius on his hands. Almost all the fairies looked at Viola Orsini. Heiress to a prestigious family, she spent her childhood in the shadow of a Genoese palace. But she has too much ambition to resign herself to the place assigned to her. These two should never have met. At first sight, they recognize each other and swear to never leave each other. Viola and Mimo can neither live together nor stay away from each other for long. Linked by an unwavering attraction, they endure years of fury when Italy falls into fascism. Mimo takes his revenge on fate, but what good is glory if he has to lose Viola? A novel full of enthusiasm and brilliance, inhabited by grace and beauty.