The lovely daughter of Earl Gilchrist, Edith, and Gawain, the young Duke of Kinross, seemed destined to become a wonderful couple: they loved each other passionately and walked down the aisle with joy and hope for the future. However, the long-awaited marriage turned out to be far from cloudless. From the first days, the marriage was marred by mutual grievances and misunderstandings, and soon Edith and Gawain almost hated each other. Is it all over before it really began, and only pain and loneliness await both spouses? Or maybe, under the ashes of insults and disappointments, the embers of former passion are still smoldering and all you need is a little tenderness and trust for them to flare up again into the flame of great love? May 2, 1824 London, Curzon Street, house 20 Earl Gilchrist's mansion On the way to the New Stein Hotel BrightonFenimoreHouse of the Earl of ChatterisCambridgeshireLondon. 20 Curzon StreetEarl Gilchrist MansionHotel NerothLondonSix years later17 Charles Street LondonDuke of Kinross Mansion