Anderby Wold

Mary Robson is a young Yorkshire woman, married to her solid, unromantic cousin, John. Together they battle to preserve Mary's neglected inheritance: their beloved farm, Anderby Wold.

This labour of love - and the benevolent tyranny of traditional Yorkshire ways - has made Mary old before her time. Then into her purposeful life comes David Rossitur.

Young, red-haired, charming, eloquent: how can she help but love him? But David is from a different England - radical and committed to social change.

As their confrontation and its consequences inevitably unfold, Mary's life and that of the calm village of Anderby are changed forever.