Simon Camish is an embittered, timid barrister, too busy with his own problems t
o take note of Rose Vassiliou across a dinner party table. But only a few years
before, Rose had frequently been in the news, an heiress who turned her back on
family money in the name of independence. Now she is a single parent in a decayi
ng house, trying to raise her three children while her ex-husband takes legal ac
tion against her.
