The dramatic novel of men and women caught up in the private terrors and conflicts of the Boer war. Lizzie, known in London as Lady Elizabeth Stafford, is fleeing a past of denied womanhood, and discovers the meaning of desire in her reckless, searing love affair with an enigmatic young journalist. Tom, who knows each secret mission behind enemy lines may be his last, finds his greatest challenge in unlocking the passions of the lovely Englishwoman.