England, Cornwall, 17th century. Honor Harris is young, charming and engaged to her lover, the rich and noble Richard Grenville. But, crippled as a result of a hunting accident, Honor breaks off the engagement and decides never to see her beloved groom again... It would seem that this is the end, but for Daphne Du Maurier - a recognized master of a subtle psychological portrait and a virtuoso of intrigue - a tragic coincidence of circumstances, in overnight, which ruined the heroine’s plans for cloudless happiness, is only an excuse for further amazing and exciting events. The fate of England, engulfed in the flames of civil war, is in the hands of determined, fearless and strong warriors - such as the royal general Richard Grenville, who years later is destined for a fateful meeting with his former bride.