About the book: year / Life puts Paula Carlani, a representative of the once powerful family of Italian aristocrats, before a cruel choice. An apartment, furniture, and family jewelry were pawned and sold at auction. The only one who can help keep at least a roof over her head, Gregorio Manfredi, offers Paula to enter into an agreement, the terms of which literally plunge her into shock. One can only hate this insidious man. Where does such passionate, soul-transforming love come from??