Once again we follow the Courtney brothers as they work they way through life, Sean especially as he tries to regain his fortune before finding himself back in the army and trying to keep some semblance of himself, for better or worse. Garrick makes less of an appearance until arriving a little after halfway through when old grudges continue to cloud his judgement making Sean look like a reasonable guy (a shock in itself). The use of real historical events once again makes this all the more real and gives the story an extra edge. As ever the traditional roles played by both sexes is a little off putting but then it is set at the turn of the century so it does fit and as ever it is worth getting past this given how good the story itself is.