It’s the 1960s and the endless parties are in full swing on The Holt, an enclave of opulent houses in the Thames Valley where the morals are dubious and the living is fast. Yet Elizabeth remains above it all, having chosen a life with Magnus to obliterate her traumatic wartime experiences – she’s revered as an impeccable society hostess, but she shuns the limelight, preferring to dote on Helena, her precocious seventeen-year-old. When Helena invites Adam home to stay all is well until Elizabeth and Helena discover that Adam is not all he seems to be …