In 1893, Adeline Whiteoak rules Jalna as firmly as ever even though it now belongs to her son Philip.  He has two motherless children and not only Adeline, but his brothers and sister, want a share in their upbringing.  So in the warm Canadian summer, Mary Wakefield is brought from England to be their  governess. Book XI of the Jalna series; chronologically, this volume comes between The Building of Jalna and Young Renny.