Publisher's Synopsis
When housemaid Elin Jones becomes pregnant by the heir to the Oxley family, her employers, she agrees to marry the butler, Peck, to avoid scandal. She soon finds herself condemned to a life of poverty and abuse, but her determination to give her daughter Laura a better life keeps her going. Years later, Laura becomes successful in business, though less so in her personal life, and her path continues to cross that of the Oxley family. At last fate throws them together in the tropical heat of Lagos, where both Elin and Laura eventually find happiness.
