Karen is an air hostess. In Rome she finds some beautiful paintings by a poor, unknown artist, Antonio Brunetti. She knows a lot about art, so she decides to help Antonio to sell his paintings. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language.