The dark days of the war are over, but the family secrets they held are only just dawning. Set in 1940s London and Kent. The dark days of the war are over, but the family secrets they held are only just dawning. 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. 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. 'A great big satisfying saga full of passionate love, ghastly betrayal [and] thrilling drama' DAILY MAIL. 'Fraser keeps the reader hooked' SUNDAY TIMES.