A secret unravels behind the porticoed doors of London's grandest postcode. Set in the 1840s when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, Belgravia is people by a rich cast of characters. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the Duchess of Richmond's new legendary ball, one family's life will change forever.
Contents
Dancing into battle -- A chance encounter -- Family ties -- At home in Belgrave Square -- The assignation -- A spy in our midst -- A man of business -- An income for life -- The past is a foreign country -- The past comes back -- Inheritance.