When Sharon learns that her husband, Al, is having an affair with one of his students, her life is sent into turmoil. But when Sharon is diagnosed with cancer, they are brought together once again. Meanwhile, we meet Nelly, a young, beautiful 19th century woman with ties to the theatre. Magnetized toward the incomparable Charles Dickens, Nelly becomes his secret mistress. But soon, she will learn the cost of her captivity and the limits she has placed on her own life.

Prague 1939. Young mother Eva has a secret from her past. When the Nazis invade, Eva knows the only way to keep her daughter Miriam safe is to send her away - even if it means never seeing her again. But when Eva is taken to a concentration camp, her secret is at risk of being exposed. In London, Pamela volunteers to help find places for the Jewish children arrived from Europe. Befriending one unclaimed little girl, Pamela brings her home. It is only when her young son enlists in the RAF that Pamela realizes how easily her own world could come crashing down.

Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington D.C., arrive in Los Angeles on their latest case, only to be pursued by sinister forces from Hollywood's stages to the newly founded Church of Scientology.

California -- Fiction
Life change events -- Fiction
Psychic trauma -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction
Women -- Psychology -- Fiction.
Women -- Violence against -- Fiction.

Domestic fiction
Families -- Russia -- Fiction.
Memory -- Fiction
Russia -- Fiction