Brave and honourable, but haunted by a dark past, John Beecham is an Englishman who left home to seek his fortune in India.
The appalling profiteering and exploitation carried out by The British East India company led him to resign from military service, and he travelled across the country learning from its craftsmen and seeking a better way to trade.
It is now several years since John left the Company, and as he arrives in Delhi hoping to make a fresh start with his baby son August, it becomes clear that he is a changed man.
John carries many secrets, including the identity of August's mother, and he is determined to keep them to protect his family. But when he meets Margaret, a beautiful English governess, his passions are re-awakened and he finds himself torn between love and duty.
But just as he begins to dream of a future with Margaret, John discovers that Delhi has secrets of its own, and in a city riddled with paranoia this British stranger is immediately suspect. As alliances are forged and betrayals mount, he will have to risk his freedom to protect those that he loves.
