Asquith is a surgeon physician in the 1890s, a rarity for her time and especially for her lineage. Marsden has a brilliant mathematical mind, is witty, handsome and well-liked. Two intellectuals, yet, Bryony Asquith’s marriage to Leo Marsden fails before it really gets started. The story opens with Marsden tracking her down in a clinic in India with a message from her sister. Her father is in ill-health. Reluctantly, Asquith agrees to make the trek back to England. The trek runs headlong into civil unrest and war (where Asquith gets to shine as a surgeon). Along the way the sparks rekindle between Marsden and Asquith. Asquith comes to realize that Marsden has loved her from their days as childhood neighbors. The explanation for their unhappy marriage is not revealed for some time – the source of the strife is real.
2010 RITA Winner Best Historical Romance
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