All families have secrets and many are taken to the grave. But those that aren't can return with devastating consequences... For Kate Drake, now a great-grandmother, marriage and family brought peace after years of restless uncertainty. Now, watching her own grown-up children, it seems the world is a no less complicated place. Stella, her fiercely independent daughter, and Will, her handsome, self-indulgent son, have challenges of their own to face, while her granddaughter, Evie, is bringing up a son on her own. But when a secret from the past casts its shadow across four generations of the family, a spoiled war veteran gets a second chance, a stubbornly independent woman opens herself to love, and an older one rediscovers it. 'Full of unforgettable people, places and passions' 'Sarah Harrison shows herself to be more than equal to the complexities of her plot, handling its developments with impeccable timing'