Imogene Farrell LeClerc has returned to England ready to start a new life for her and her daughter after her beloved Pierre has died. The aged merchant was a kind husband but he was not the love of her life. Jack is still married to the duplicitous Catherine so Imogene pretends indifference even though she is devastated at seeing him again. Imogene’s brother is graduating from seminary and she is determined to build a life in Brighton with her new charges and an orphan family she’s taken in.
