When Pluto wrongly takes Proserpina to be his bride in the Underworld, Ceres, mother of Proserpina and goddess of the Earth, withdraws into a cave to mourn and refuses to permit crops to grow.

With stunning illustrations evoking the classic frescoes of ancient Pompeii, this story celebrates the origin of the seasons in the timeless drama about the elemental fear of separation between mother and child and the love that emerges when they are united.