The free-spirited, free-thinking Schlegel sisters, Margaret and Helen, are swept into a relationship with the Wilcoxes, a wealthy conservative English trading family; and the Bast's, a couple near the lowest tier of the Edwardian class system. In an ever deepening palimpsest of relationships and obligations, Margaret must reconcile her irrepressible, independent spirit with her desire for companionship, and Helen must come to terms with her sister's choices and her unexpected passion for a match that, seemingly, should never be.

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