London, 1937. With a new king in place, tensions are rising in London & across Europe. Shaken by the Great Depression & with
...Claudia Hampton lies dying in hospital. There is Gordon, her adored brother; Jasper, the charming, untrustworthy lover & father of Lisa, her cool, conventional daughter; & Tom, her one great love, both found & lost in wartime Egypt. This novel weaves a mesh of memories, flashbacks & shifting voices, in a story of loss & desire.