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Mary Lavelle, a beautiful young Irish woman, travels to Spain to see some of the world before marrying her steadfast fiance John. But despite the enchanting surroundings and her three charming charges, life as governess to the wealthy Areavaga family is lonely and she is homesick... Read Full Overview

Mary Lavelle, a young and beautiful Irish woman, travels to Spain to work as a governess and see a little of life before returning to Mellick to marry her fianc?, John. Despite the impressive surroundings and her three charming charges, she finds life as a governess to the Areavaga... Read Full Overview

Mary Lavelle, a young Irish woman, journeys to Spain, which is fast approaching civil war, to work as a governess. There Mary soon finds her convent education and beliefs challenged by the fiery politics and passionate opinions of the family's son Juanito. Finding themselves... Read Full Overview