Continuing the story of the Maxwell family and friends introduced in The Laird Of Lochandee Following the Second World War, life for the farming folk at the Glens of Lochandee is tough. Nevertheless, Conan Maxwell's new garage is doing well. When old schoolfriend Fiona Sinclair returns to live nearby everyone is delighted - except, perhaps, her old childhood rival, Conan. Yet Rachel Maxwell - in these troubled times - still worries for the long-term future of her beloved Glens of Lochandee . . .