内容简介：
After an unhappy experience in her first job, sixteen-year-old Elinor Odell takes the little train home one Chrstmas Eve, but she soon realizes that her idyllic childhood has come to an end. Elin applies for a position as governess and companion to the Lamberts, who treat her as one of the family. She grows up herself whilst caring for their children, making friends, falling in love with an older man, and supporting her beloved sister Jenny, but when the Lamberts suffer a tragedy it is up to Elin to selflessly postpone her own fulfillment. Will she ever find happiness?