Molly Keatley

Molly is the lead character, and the plot follows her journey upon her learning that her husband is a spy. From flashbacks, the reader learns that Molly is originally from the small town of Doncaster, where she born and raised with her parents. Molly gets engaged to her childhood sweetheart, Trevor, at an early age. However, when she reaches twenty, she leaves him to move to London and start a new life. She is seeking something more than Trevor can offer her and does not want to be stifled. In London, she lives with her cousin Rose and works in various jobs temporarily, including one at the newspaper, The New Technocrat. Here she meets Sam, a man twelve years her senior, and they wed after six months. The couple move to Weston on Sea to begin their married life.

The story begins eight years after these events...