Only the Beautiful

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A heartrending story about a young mother's fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune that tear them apart. In California, 1938, sixteen-year-old Rosanne loses her parents in an accident and is taken in by Celine and Truman Calvert, the vineyard owners where she has lived her whole life. However, Rosie harbors a secret—she sees colors when she hears sounds. Promising her mother to keep this ability hidden, the weight of her grief and isolation leads her to break that vow. In a moment of desperation, she becomes pregnant and is banished by the Calverts. Believing she is headed to a home for unwed mothers, she clings to her pregnancy as a chance for a new future, only to discover she is being sent to a place far worse than she imagined. Fast forward to Austria, 1947—Helen Calvert, Truman's sister, returns to America after witnessing the horrors of Hitler's regime, particularly towards "different children." Upon her arrival at her brother's vineyard, she learns the shocking fate of Rosanne, the vinedresser's daughter she once befriended. Determined to find Rosanne, Helen realizes that while the war may have ended in Europe, there are still daunting battles to confront at home.