The Brogdens were one of Chalywell's most important families. Old Jacob had started the family antique business when he was nine years old, going round the big houses & buying small items of bric-a-brac for pennies. Now Brogden's was famous for its beautiful furniture & pictures. But the most beautiful
- & valuable
- thing in Jacob's life was his granddaughter, Lois
- for Lois reminded him of the daughter he had lost so tragically many years ago. When Lois fell in love with John Farrar, the whole family were dismayed, for between Jacob & the Farrars was a deep & abiding feud that could never be mended. Lois, conscious of the storm clouds of war gathering over her future, was determined that nothing & no-one should come between her & her beloved John. But as war broke out, as families were torn apart, Lois found her life changing irrevocably. Loyalty, love, tragedy & hope were to direct her into a future she had never dreamed of.