The House of Egremont : a novel

The Egremont family has long ridden the tides of English history, soaring from humble beginnings to the favor of kings and then slipping into shadowy exile. Their reputation for daring, loyalty, and occasional scandal is woven into the very walls of their ancestral home, a place where legends of battlefield glory sit beside whispers of disgrace. Into this turbulent legacy steps young Roger Egremont, a restless heir whose life has been shaped more by neglect than by instruction.

Raised under the indifferent eye of a drunken tutor, Roger finds companionship only in his distant cousin Dicky, a fellow outcast sharing the house’s solitary corridors. Their bond offers a fleeting respite from the cold, calculating presence of Roger’s father, who drifts between court intrigue and continental escapades. As the brothers navigate the lingering echoes of their family’s past, they stand on the brink of the choices that will define the next chapter of the Egremont name.