First published in 1946 in Return to Jalna the Whiteoak family reunites after a year of separation. Piers Renny & Wakefield return in 1943 during the Second World War. Finch has been off on a concert tour & Maurice has come home from Irel&. Fifteen-year-old Adeline returns from school & is now the stunning reflection of her namesake. Its a time of change & strain but the family remains united against all others. This is book 13 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Rennys Daughter.