A loveless marriage. An impossible dream. A dangerous sister. In this Between the Wars romance, Vanessa escapes a life of drudgery and family turmoil in a northern mill town, moving to London courtesy of Florence, a Medium who offers Vanessa an opportunity to improve her life. Armed with a new identity, Vanessa tries to forget the past but her marriage to a good but dull man cannot quench her secret longing for William, the love of her life, the man she met fleetingly many years ago. Meeting him again unexpectedly leads to a chain of events that send her fortunes spiralling downwards and the ugly past rears its head. Can Vanessa untangle the complications and look forward to her happy ever after?