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Suddenly uprooted from her respectable life in London, Harriet Thorley, daughter of a highly-considered doctor, finds herself, and her family living in Consett, a small town in the northern county of Durham. Under her parents’ roof she is a sweet natured girl, the perfect young lady in their eyes, but their delusion won’t protect them from the storm that’s about to unfold.

Harriet’s heart belongs to the love of her life when she falls for Alice Smith, the wife of a local miner, a drunken bully, who treats his wife and son with a regular swipe from the back of his hand. But his violent conduct pushes his wife even further into the arms of her lover.

The stakes are high, lives are at risk, their affair catapulted into a world of secrets, lies, and betrayal, every day questioning their entangled love. However, there is an even darker secret they share, one that will last for decades.