Master of his fate

Victorian England is a country of sharp divides between rich and poor but James Lionel Falconer is everything a self-made man should be: handsome ambitious charming and brimming with self-confidence. Even as a boy working in his father's market stall in Camden he was determined to become a merchant prince. Through hard work and a single-minded determination James rises quickly through the ranks with a loving wife devoted children and a lofty position in the Malvern & Malvern Company. But when back-to-back tragedies strike the Falconer home shattering this idyllic life it seems as though James might never recover his former glory... until a royal summons gives him the chance to prove that he truly is a master of the game.