After Henrietta's parents die, she is sent to the home of her wealthy uncle where the course of her future is shaped dramatically by new and conflicting family relationships as well the events and social milieu of Edwardian England...
Eleven years after three teenagers--Esther, Brian, and Charles--pledge an unending blood bond, Charles reenters Esther's life, turning her into his emotional slave until Brian, a homosexual, comes to her aid...