Back cover: This is the moving story of the return of the Whiteoak sons from war. But Piers' and Renny's joyous reunion with the family is overshadowed by a new and unexpected kind of crisis -- a threat to Jalna that can mean the end of the Whiteoak way of life. "Mazo de law Roche's gifts as a storyteller have lost no whit of their freshness and vigor. As in her previous bestselling novels about Jalna, the individuality of the characters and the suspense of the telling rivet one's interest to the page." -- Weekly Book Review
