Yorkshire, 1923. Sonny Cowgill's memory is gradually returning. He reacquaints himself with his wife, learns to be a father to a son he never knew existed. Memories surface: about his missing brother, and about the fact that he will now have to manage the family business, which is in ruins due to the machinations of his cousin.

Not for the first time, the Cowgill family has restored its reputation and business. But how long will the peace last? After all, by all indications, Europe is being drawn into a new destructive war.