An epic tale of impossible love, of families torn apart and a whole
world of hidden secrets"And to my daughter in France, I bequeath the
remainder of my Estate." These words, read from the will of Irish
academic Richard Kirwan, come as a complete surprise to his grieving
family. Solange de Valnay's perfectly ordered world is shattered when
she discovers the identity of her true father for the first time. But
the truth of Richard Kirwan's liaison with her mother cannot remain
buried, and the Kirwan children and their half-sister must overcome
their differences and confront the past that unites them. What emerges
is an extraordinary tale of an impossible but irresistible love affair,
of passion and blind heroism, of sacrifices made for love and honor, and
of four families whose resistance to the German forces, occupying France
during the Second World War, binds them across borders and cultures and
through war and peace."