Book excerpt: "In the summer of 1919, Constance Haverhill, a widowed estate owner, is forced to give up her cottage and job at the estate she helped run during the war. She is sent as a lady's companion to an old family friend, Poppy Wirrall, who lives in Hazelbourne-on-Sea. Poppy runs a ladies' motorcycle club and plans to add flying lessons. Harris, Poppy's recalcitrant but handsome brother, warms in Constance's presence. As the country prepares to celebrate its hard-won peace, Constance and the women of the club confront the revokement of their freedoms. This timeless comedy of manners captures the mood of a generation facing the seismic changes brought on by war"--cover.