The title is taken from a line in Hamlet, where it refers to youthful passion and romantic love. This may be what Geraint Goodwin is intending to convey here, for his young protagonist Beti must give up everything she cherishes if she is to follow her heart. And yet the strongest passions described in this book seem to be not for others, but for a way of life, and for a culture, and for the countryside of the border region in the northern part of Wales. Geraint Goodwin tells the story of its rural inhabitants at the moment in time when their traditional way of life is becoming unsustainable. Continued ( )