One of the Six Hundred

At the end of 1853, Newton Norcliff, a young lieutenant in a British lancer regiment, learns that his regiment will leave in the spring for war in the East. He spends his last leave in Scotland, at his uncle’s house, near Lady Louisa, whom he loves and who is also courted by Berkeley, a cold and cunning officer of his own regiment. The two young people become secretly engaged, then Newton sails for the Crimea. Told by Newton himself, this historical novel moves from garrison life to the battlefield, up to the charge at Balaklava. A former officer, James Grant portrays a regiment on campaign and the anxiety of a love kept secret.