<p><i>The dark days of the war are over, but the family secrets they held are only just dawning. </i><br><br>In the hot summer of 1949, a group of family and friends gather at Harry Denholm''s country house in Kent. There''s Meg and Dan Ranscombe, emerging from a scandal of their own making; Dan''s godmother, Sonia and her two young girls, Laura and Avril. Only one of whom is Sonia''s biological daughter. <br><br>Amid the heat, memories, and infatuations, a secret is revealed to Meg''s son, Max. Then a terrible tragedy unfolds that has consequences for them all. <br><br>''A great big satisfying saga full of passionate love, ghastly betrayal [and] thrilling drama'' <i>DAILY MAIL</i>. <br><br>''Fraser keeps the reader hooked'' <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i>.</p>