Sophie feels like nothing is going right in her life. She's been dumped with her English nanna in Kent, and she's as homesick and lonely as the weather is grey. But when she's transported to Tuscia, accidentally saves the daughter of a wealthy family and is swept along with them on their journey to the Golden Tower, her life becomes very interesting indeed. All of a sudden Sophie is the only one standing between Isabella and Bia Rossellana and the terrible fate their stepmother has planned for them. But what can Sophia do? She's far from home, and being treated like a servant. She doesn't have the courage to help? Or does she? With the help of a talking cat, a stableboy and some very tiny mischief makers, she might just be able to save the day.