Flambards

Orphaned Christina Parsons is sent to live at male-dominated Flambards, where she finds herself thrust into maturity and womanhood.

Christina arrives at Flambards and learns the art of living in an all-male household. She's plunged into a new life but finds that even horses can break hearts. William's views on social reform begin to spoil her newfound happiness.

Seeking escape from the Old World, Christina finds a welcome in a New World of oil, aeroplanes and engineers. But the Old World retains its power of revenge.

The nation is apparently united, celebrating the Jubilee, but Christina discovers there is more than one nation, and that justice is often rough.

The Point-to-Point and the Hunt Ball are key events in the country calendar. William ensures that this year they will be remembered when all others are forgotten.

Christina and William find themselves in Battersea on the edge of a new and exciting world. But how do they explain to the world that they have arrived?

William learns how to walk and to run again. Mark learns about responsibility and Christina learns to fly the English Channel. She even receives an unexpected love letter.

Sandy loops the loop and becomes a hero of the flying circuses. William is skeptical and Christina fears the worst.

Christina and William marry, in the shadow of the First World War. William fights for his country in France and Christina for her survival at Flambards.

Restoring Flambards to its former glory is easier said than done, especially when the main opposition comes from within.

Christina discovers that in wartime, everybody is a prisoner. But she proves, at last, that Germans do not eat babies.

Dick returns to Flambards and proves that servants make good masters. The harvest is a triumph, but there's an unexpected guest at the celebration.

The survivors gather at Flambards to taste the wine and make the decision: who shall inherit the earth.