When Gervase Frant, Seventh Earl of St. Erth, returns at last from Waterloo to his family seat at Stanyon, he enjoys a less than welcoming homecoming. Only Theo, a cousin even quieter than himself, is there to greet him--and when he meets his stepmother and half-brother he detects open regret that he has survived the wars. The dangers of the Lincolnshire countryside could never be more unexpected.
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