The Twelfth Hour

In a richly appointed London townhouse, the story opens on Felicity, a strikingly beautiful young woman whose presence seems to belong to another era. She moves with a confident, almost playful ease through rooms draped in Louis‑Quinze décor, while her husband, the charismatic Lord Chetwode, dabbles in racehorses and exotic curiosities. Their marriage, rooted in admiration and social expectation, is painted with both tenderness and a subtle undercurrent of unspoken longing.

As Felicity navigates the polished world of society—filled with invitation cards, daily papers, and whispered gossip—she discovers that the glittering façade of her life conceals unexpected complexities. The narrative follows her keen observations and the quiet ways she asserts her own agency amid the genteel constraints of early‑20th‑century England. Listeners will be drawn into a portrait of elegance that hints at the tensions waiting just beyond the polished surface.