Post-war Britain is changing. Vincent Duckworth begins his working life as an office boy in a struggling textile mill. Bright, driven, and disarmingly likeable, he has his eye on the top – and on Alice, the girl he loves.
Vincent’s rise to mill manager is swift – but not without compromise. He wins contracts for fabric woven with deadly asbestos. His conscience whispers warnings he chooses to ignore and he convinces himself it’s safe.
Has his ambition blinded him to the truth?
Will the lie at the heart of his success stay hidden?
