Cornwall 1891. Talented painter Edith Fairchild is poised to begin a life of newlywed bliss and artistic creation in the inspiring setting of Spindrift House freshly inherited by her charming husband Benedict. But when her honeymoon turns sour her dreams are all but dashed and after a moment of madness and desire she finds herself pregnant with another man's child. Edith swears never to tell her secret and devotes herself to her art. Joined at Spindrift House by her friends - Clarissa Dora and the secret father of her child Pascal - together they turn the house into a budding artists' community. But the weight of their secrets soon threatens to tear apart their paradise forever.

Part of the Spindrift Trilogy series.