In the dangerous first years of the Irish Free State, beautiful Rose Raven, having lost her sight and her first love, is living quietly with her brother. But Ultan is involved in anti-government propaganda. As the net tightens, Rose is the only person who knows where the shameful truth is hidden – a truth that threatens the new Ireland itself.

A highly unusual book, in that the seven parts were written by seven different authors, with the reader left guessing which author may have written which section.