It's 1895. Amid laundry and bruises; Rina Pierangeli Faccio gives birth to the child of the man who raped her - and who she has also been forced to marry. Unbroken; she determines to change her name; and her life; alongside it. 1902. Romaine Brooks sails for Capri. She has barely enough money for the ferry; nothing for lunch; her paintbrushes are bald and clotted... But she is sure she can sell a painting - and is fervent in her belief that the island is detached from all fates she has previously suffered.