Recently widowed, Elizabeth Pengelly travels from the Australian outback to her native England where she is reunited with her old flame, Edward, but her young daughters, Agnes and Katherine, do not find England so friendly...
Young Nancy Gillimore is dazzled by gentleman explorer Aubrey Farringdon, until they leave London for his family manor when, drawn into his scandalous past, Nancy discovers a disturbing and destructive story of passion and betrayal...