One rain-swept February night in 1809, an unconscious man is carried into a house in Somerset. He is Captain John Lacroix, home from Britain's disastrous campaign against Napoleon's forces in Spain. Gradually Lacroix recovers his health, but not his peace of mind ... A stunning historical novel with the grip of a thriller, written in richly evocative, luminous prose. By the Costa Award-winning author of "Pure".