Anselm Andros has always thought he had a normal life - confidante to his mother, Maria, confessor to his stepfather, Leo, a man haunted by the secrets of his past, and support to his sister Jasmine.

Anselm Andros has always thought he had a normal life - confidante to his mother Maria confessor to his stepfather Leo a man haunted by the secrets of his past and support to his sister Jasmine. But when the political landscape of Malonia starts to shift this unassuming family begin to unravel. Even though they have spent the past fifteen years leading a quiet life Maria and Leo's actions are forever linked to the turbulent history of Malonia and its parallel world modern-day England. The voices from the past still echo in the present and Anselm must pull all the pieces together - whatever the cost.