Sara Hylton

Jacintha Carradice is raised by her wealthy and domineering grandmother and discovers the turmoils of betrayal and love within the centuries-old confines of an enormous mansion in the north of England.

"At the beautiful manor-house where she has lived for many years, Charlotte Chayter prepares for her eightieth birthday party, an occasion that sees her family and friends gather to celebrate her long and eventful life. However, Charlotte dreads the day, aware that beneath the veneer of 1950s middle-class pretensions and respectability, there are secrets and divisions that could tear her family apart"--Publisher description.