But as treachery and danger threaten, a secret comes to light that will change his life forever. Embarking on a love affair with the daughter of Russian émigrés, James’s life begins to transform.
A fierce rivalry develops with Henry’s daughter and heir Alexis – but their animosity masks a powerful attraction. Working his way up Henry Malvern’s trading company in Piccadilly, James faces fraud and betrayal. For James Falconer, who grew up as a barrow boy on a London market, it is a city of opportunity. London 1889: Victorian London is a place of wealth, privilege and poverty, a city of extremes. From the bestselling author of A Woman of Substance, a page-turning epic Victorian historical family saga.
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