Amy Mallinson is bewildered by her deep feelings for her handsome first cousin Charles, far above her in the social scale and, by the emotions he and his family stir in her Amy is not the only one affected by Aunt Charlotte's malice her mother has suffered and Amy herself has witnessed the destruction of her brother Lionel's dreams Proud of her heritage, yet determined to win her independence, Amy sees the moors above Hawksmoor and Jericho Farm as a refuge and an escape She may also discover what she really wants from life