A historical fiction narrated by the protagonist, Grace Bradley, who is in her nineties recalls her past as a maid at Riverton Manor, which she joined at the age of fourteen. She gives a vivid picture of the house and its members.
Grace is being interviewed to unravel the truth that has been kept secret for decades.

The book has a beautiful mishmash of love, betrayal, society, and WWI  impacts. A story with a lot of plot twists yet depicting complex relationships, as seen through the eyes of Grace.