Publisher's Synopsis
Engineer Rodolfo Rinaldi is the typical self-made-man. The growth of his company is the only real passion in his life and his motto is: "Growth is essential, everything else is negligible!"Women are only an occasional pastime, until he falls into the clutches of Amanda, who disappoints him painfully.In order to get over this stressful event, which is causing some symptoms, the doctor orders Rodolfo to take some time off. He happens to find a few pages of the diary of his great-grandmother, who was a noble Irish heiress, and decides to spend his holiday in Ireland and find where his ancestor came from. Ireland is a magical country, just as some of its inhabitants are. Indeed, a magical twist of fate leads Rodolfo to meet Heather, a young talented painter, who is able to tell him the story of his great-grandmother's youth and, above all, shows him what the true values of life are.The novel will lead the reader from the enormous and often shady deals of the Milanese building business to the fresh and intact green landscapes of Ireland, from the dynamic and stressful modern industrial world to the slow and refined rhythms of the Anglo-saxon 19th century nobility. Rodolfo, who started out as the undisputed decision-maker of his life, will undergo profound changes according to the women who become important in his life - especially one associated with a forgotten past. He will find the courage to make decisions that he would have once considered impossible.
