Jan Cheal

The Deverills Jan Cheal

It is 1947 and England has just survived the Second World War and one of the worst winters on record.

At Oxlade Hall the Deverill family resume their lives whilst Uncle Harry at a weekend house party announces that he has been selected to head an archaeological excavation in Egypt.

As Queen Meritamen gives up her secrets, events unfold in the East, events that will ultimately change their lives for ever.