Author: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Format: 155x235mm
Number of pages: 336
Binding: Hard
Manufacturer: Gate
Year of publication: 2019

The third free continuation of the epic family saga follows the further destinies of the Hunter family. The year is 1916 and it is becoming increasingly clear that the end of the war, which was originally supposed to last only a few months, is in sight. Beatrice Hunter unexpectedly meets her old love and her marriage to Edward is almost in ruins. Their beautiful daughter Diana, whose fiance has fallen, is struggling to recover from her loss and unexpectedly becomes close to Lady Wroughton, in whose house she meets her second son. Sadie continues her dream job helping train horses for the military. However, she is worried about her older brother David, whose engagement to the reckless, naive Sophia surprised everyone in the family and who, after being wounded at the front, has turned into a withdrawn, withdrawn man. The younger of the brothers, Bobby, is also preparing to go to war. He is attracted to flying and, full of youthful desire for glory and adventure, goes to France, where with the onset of autumn he prepares for the Battle of the Somme... The book masterfully depicts the environment of old England, in which the Victorian spirit still survives: rich houses in which the comfort of the manor takes care of numerous servants, as we know from the popular series Downton Manor. But gradually life begins to change under the influence of the war, and even if conservatives are outraged, the changes cannot be stopped.