Restoration : Robert Merivel is a young man who seems to have everything ... until an affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and penniless. An ideal husband : A politician's spotless reputation is threatened by a dark secret from his past. A month by the lake : At a lakeside resort, an attractive older guest has her eye on a well-to-do bachelor. My life so far : Young Fraser Pettigrew has always been an adventurous child. But...