A tale of succession told through the eyes of three women from the House of Stuart. From the author of the bestseller The Queen’s Midwife. As the Stuart sisters grow up in the royal households with their step-mother, none can foresee what fate has in store for them. Mary of Modena , and the Princesses Mary and Anne , must face the challenges of marriage, duty and loyalty, under the constant shadow of fearsome disease and death. Will the crown pass on to another dynasty and fulfill another destiny? A compelling novel about the passion and intrigue within the Royal Court in Stuart England.