This saga of country life set in America and Ireland in the 1950s follows the fortunes of Cassie, an American whose childhood makes her more familiar with stigma and rejection than happiness. The loss of her second child and her husband are just some of the hurdles she must cross bofore she finally rides home in triumph. Charlotte Bingham has written many works of fiction, including A Woman of Substance, Country Life, Belgravia and At Home.