About the book: 1996 / The novel tells the dramatic love story of a successful Australian banker and a modest, sensitive nurse. The parents of the hero's deceased wife are ready to commit a crime in order to take away his little daughter, who was allegedly left an orphan. Who will replace a child's mother if the father has vowed not to marry again? And yet, the feeling of love overcomes the vow of celibacy, and the kindness, generosity and courage of the heroes help them overcome the machinations of capricious fate.