Fairy tales of delicate, beautiful princesses born under a curse rescued by gallant knights are common enough in the folklore's of most countries. But here is a story of a real living princess, Vallari ('A delicate creeper'), born unfortunately with a dread disease of cerebral palsy who was helped to achieve an almost seemingly impossible measure of recovery by the heroic efforts of a loving father, mother and an elderly paternal aunt. Encouraged by some hope of success in her case held out by a renowned paediatrician, if only they were ready for extremely hard and tireless efforts against dauntingly heavy odds over a very long period, the foursome family has achieved a near miracle. the story of their struggle, great courage and the grit, tenacity and endurance of the girl herself stretching over three decades forms the theme of this remarkable book.