A choice shaped by war. A life in its shadow. One last chance to make peace with the past.
England 1998. Eva and Ben live a secluded life in the shadow of choices they made years before. But when an unexpected letter brings bad news, it shatters their peace, reawakening painful memories of an earlier time.
England 1939. Lady Eva is young, beautiful, and heir to a fortune. But she chafes against the constraints of her upbringing, and a reckless streak sometimes leads her into trouble. As Europe teeters on the brink of war, she is grounded at the family home at Silverwood Hall, having been sent home from the Riviera in disgrace.
Then her brother invites aspiring writer Ben Marlowe to Silverwood for the summer. Ben is utterly compelling. And wholly unsuitable. Though the passion between them is undeniable, it is an impossible relationship—duty to her family must come before love.
As the war takes its toll on them both, her decision shapes their lives in ways they can never undo. Then, in the aftermath, an unexpected second chance arises. But the price they must pay for it is more than they could have imagined.
Now, decades later, as the years catch up with them, the letter takes them back to where it all began. By confronting old wounds and lost chances, can they finally find a way lay the past to rest?
