1850: Beatrix Fawcett is just eighteen when her father tells her she is to marry a stranger. Charles has chosen her simply to meet the requirements of his inheritance and has little interest in his young wife. Soon, the only spark in Beatrix's lonely life is her beloved children.

1850: Beatrix Fawcett is just eighteen when her father tells her she is to marry a stranger. Charles has chosen her simply to meet the requirements of his inheritance and has little interest in his young wife. Soon, the only spark in Beatrix's lonely life is her beloved children.