This second book in The Armitage Family Saga sees Lily and her family coming to terms with the aftermath of war.She presumes Alex is dead and moves to the Derbyshire Dales to make a fresh start.James continues to pursue his medical career in Whitechapel, London and then Birmingham, where he becomes involved with the plight of the street women.Henry finally comes to accept what he is and begins a new life in Edinburgh, not realising he has a son who is searching for him. Conflicts and passions run high as new characters appear on the scene. As Britain enters "the roaring twenties" Lily continues to fight for her own and Allie's future with the legacy of Betty Armitage, still hanging, like The Sword of Damocles, over her head.