Celia Lytton has enriched the social and literary scene for nearly half a century. But during that time she has also amassed a wealth of secrets that could do untold damage to her family. There's her daughter Adele's difficult, dark past; the dreadful cruelty of a truth her son Kit must confront; and the troubles of Barty Miller, the child Celia rescued from the slums in babyhood. And then, she has secrets of her own...

Some secrets are more dangerous than others. And all have been absolutely safe in her keeping. Until something threatens to reveal them all...