A sweeping, multi-generational saga for fans of Downton Abbey, set around the st
ately home of Cavendon Hall in the 1920sOn a summer weekend in 1926 the Ingham f
amily gathers at Cavendon Hall, the great house in Yorkshire that has been their
family home for centuries, summoned by the Earl. With them are the Swanns who h
ave served the house for generations - and know all their secrets.The estate is
under threat: the aftermath of the Great War has left Cavendon facing ruin. Its
heir is pushing for divorce so he can follow his heart.
And the Earl has a su
rprise of his own.Four young women from both sides of the house will be the ones
to shape its future - Daphne, fighting to modernise her ancestral home; Cecily
Swann, forging a path as a fashion designer in London; Deidre, the career girl,
and Dulcie, the outspoken debutante. They will change the estate's future for go
od or ill as the roaring twenties burn towards the Great Depression. Nothing wil
l ever be the same again...
