Jennifer fled the drab monotony of post-war London for Australia, and feels like she has come home. When she meets Carl, she has every reason to stay. But the two come from different worlds, and need work to build a life together in a pioneer country.
In this saga set in 19th-century Lancashire and featuring the Gibson family, Annie is now happily married to mill-owner Frederick Hallam, but a threat from the past emerges to cause her anxiety....