Sometimes the deadliest enemy that a man must face is himself.
Michael Lynchcliffe has had a lot to cope with since his father’s death.
Things get worse when Britain finds itself at war and Michael joins the Army; leaving his estate in the hands of loyal servants as he is thrust into the bloody reality of trench warfare.
He sees unspeakable horror and is sent home to convalesce as his mind is shattered by shell shock.
His widowed mother, Helena, finds comfort in the arms of her late husband’s friend Dr Hamish George while his pregnant sweetheart Irene faces the task of comforting the shattered shell of the man she loves as he faces not only his demons but his own sense of inadequacy but the birth of a male heir finally brings him hope.
A devastating road accident brings about a Transatlantic correspondence which leads to love for Michael’s sister, Sarah, devastated by her husband’s infidelity and left with a baby.
Lewis and Margaret Franklin too face their own challenges in raising their children and keeping their love alive.
A tale of love, warfare, death, infidelity and hope in the tradition of The Lynchcliffe Cuckoo series