Publisher's Synopsis
1945. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor has the deciding vote and Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel. When the General Election is called, Giles Barrington has to defend his seat in the House of Commons and is horrified to discover who the will stand against him. But it is Sebastian Clifton, Harry and Emma's son, who ultimately influences his uncle's fate. In 1957, Sebastian wins a scholarship to Cambridge. After Sebastian is expelled from school, he unwittingly becomes caught up in an international art fraud involving a Rodin statue. Does he become a millionaire? Does he go to Cambridge? Is his life in danger?
