"Families are so complicated, aren't they...?" Sisters Felicity, Charity and Honor Blyth and their little brother Bruno enjoyed a secure, idyllic childhood at Heart's Ease, their spacious family home on the Devon coast. But life will pull them in different directions. Beautiful, self-assured Felicity has all she ever wanted: a handsome, attentive husband, three lively children and a beautiful home in Hampstead. So why isn't it enough? Academic Charity is focused solely on her work, discouraging male attention. Until a certain headmaster enters her life... Plain, homespun Honor always puts others before herself. But will she ever have a life of her own? And Bruno can't wait to fly the nest and head off to university - but is independence all it's cracked up to be? Whatever their troubles, the siblings know they can always return to Heart's Ease, their bolthole and sanctuary. Heart's Ease will always be there for them... but will it?