Once upon a time, an Austrian 19 year old, her parents, petty bourgeois Viennese Jews sent to England to protect the Nazis. She arrives in the manor of Tyneford where expecting a good position .She never put down its only and must now donning a uniform with little apron and scrub and wax floors I enjoyed this novel. A little romance does not hurt! However, the description of the English countryside sometimes drags a bit long, but the style is good. (And I have found the predictable style). To read if you like the genre romance in the English countryside.