The action of Rosalind Laker's novel “The Silver Touch” takes place against the backdrop of historical events in England in the 18th century. This is a story about the touching and dramatic love of two young people: the apprentice of a wealthy jeweler, John Bateman, and Esther Needham, an orphan and a maid in a tavern. The heroes of the novel have to overcome love and betrayal, passion and deceit in the name of possessing each other.