They meet by chance on a lonely bridge in pre-war London—one a fabulously wealthy American woman; the other, the titled but impoverished wife of a career diplomat. From that fateful encounter emerges a friendship that binds two families in a passionate drama of love, loyalty, and unforgettable tragedy. Set on a world stage of privilege, power, and political upheaval, their lives are irrevocably marked by a second world war, by the powerful pressure of one of the world's richest men, and by a dark secret that threatens them all. But it is the compelling love of a young orphaned girl that profoundly touches three generations and unites the families for all time. 
 
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