This is the eagerly-awaited second novel in the "Family Feud" series. Frances Danby has spent the Second World War years longing for her husband Marcus to return. When he does she is disappointed, because Marcus is no longer the dashing young man she loved. He has become withdrawn and reserved and when he begins to drink heavily, Frances is afraid for their marriage. Especially when her father-in-law makes unwelcome advances to her. After a tragic accident that leaves Frances vulnerable and at the mercy of her predatory father-in-law, she has to face one terrible tragedy after another. Meanwhile, her sister Emily is living under Lord Vane's roof and becoming more and more the woman he hoped she would be. She is recovering from the loss of her lover and feels settled and happy but Vane's wife is jealous and possessive of Emily's child. Will she reveal the secret she knows that could tear the family apart?