Continues the story of the Moorhouse family that began in 'The Wax Fruit Trilogy' As the Victorian era draws to a close, Bel Moorhouse seems to have everything she ever wanted - prosperity, security, an ideal husband and, above all, a prominent place in respectable Glasgow society Years of ruthless social ambition and an insatiable desire to succeed have seen Bel and her family rise to heights they could hardly dreamed of when they first came to Glasgow But Bel's well-ordered world is not as secure as it seems