As the country spits in two, Bridget Cromwell must make a choice ... ELY, 1643 England is convulsed by Civil War, setting king against Parliament and neighbour agains neighbour. As the turmoil reachers her family home in Ely, nineteen-year-old Bridget Cromwell finds herself at the heart of the conflict With her farther's star on The rise as a cavalry commander for the rebellious Parliament, Bridget has her own ambitions for a life beyond marriage and motherhood. And as fractures appear in her own family with the wilful, beautiful sister sister Betty, Bridget faces a choice: to follow her heart, or to marry for power and influence, and fight for a revolution that will change history ... 'A dramatic story of love, loss and duty, set against the backdrop of the turmoil of the Civil Wars'