About the book: 2020 / A new generation is growing up in Easterly Hall. Bridey Brampton is in many ways like her mother. She is determined, fair and loyal. Childhood ends when storm clouds gather over Europe - the threat of a new war arises. The girl is torn between her duty to her family and a burning desire to be on the front line in order to slow down the course of history. But fate brings an evil surprise: one of Bridey’s closest people ends up on the other side of the barricades.