Set in 1795, Ross Poldark faces a new dilemma when a young naval officer becomes infatuated with his wife Demelza. Four women whose lives touch Ross's face a crisis. For Demelza, his old love Elizabeth, for his friend's new wife Caroline, and for the unhappy Morwenna Chynoweth, these are times of stress and conflict. This is the striking sixth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga which inspired the major TV series.