Caroline Harvey

Caroline Harding, already twenty-six and bullied by her sister, was plain and nervous in company, and had no marriage prospects at all. So when Johnny Gates sent her a proposal, she was forced to accept, and found herself sailing for India to marry a man she hadn't seen for eight years..

The Taverners have lived at Buscombe for generations, but as a new generation takes over in 1870 agricultural depression hits the estate, suddenly making the world seem less secure!