For years, Yegen's small community, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, has continued in its own quiet way, knowing little of the outside world. But the arrival of British writer Gerald Brenan, and his string of visitors, brings a new excitement. But Gerald is not the only new arrival; in a dusty stable a child is born. With her dark hair and wide, soot-black eyes, the young Encarnita is as beautiful as she is serious. Growing up with Virginia Woolf and other Bloomsbury group friends of Don Geraldo visiting the village regularly, Encarnita learns many stories. But after the passing of 80 years and many miles, there is still one tale left to tell...