Aleppo, 1611. Celia and her husband, Paul Pindar, are to set sail for England after ten years away. But all is not as it seems. Between the couple lies a great, unspoken darkness. And, as they await the arrival of Celia's friend Annetta, the alluring widow Frances Sydenham becomes increasingly indispensable to the household - and its members.
A sumptuous, richly woven novel from a master of historical fiction.