A luminous, profoundly moving work of fiction that
... begins with an afternoon tryst in 1924. Jane Fairchild, orphaned at birth, has worked as a maid at an English country estate since she was 16. And for almost all of those years, she has been the secret lover of Paul Sheringham, the scion of the estate next door. On an unseasonably warm March afternoon, Jane and Paul will make love for the last time in Paul's own bedroom - though not, as Jane believes, because Paul is about to be married. The events of the day will alter Jane's life forever. Read More