1. Master of His Fate
London, 1884. James Falconer works as a barrow boy in a successful market owned by Henry Malvern, but his ambitions extend far beyond the trade followed by his family. Observant and disciplined, he hopes to learn from Malvern and one day create a chain of prestigious…
2. In the Lion’s Den
By 1889 James Falconer has advanced within Henry Malvern’s Piccadilly trading company, gaining access to the wealth and influence he once observed from the market streets. Fraud inside the business and a fierce contest with Alexis Malvern threaten the position he has built, even as their…
3. The Wonder of It All
At the Somme in 1916, James Falconer is separated from the authority and wealth of his London business and reduced, like the men around him, to a soldier waiting to cross the battlefield. Personal losses have left him indifferent to his own survival until injury returns…