'We are married now,' said Richard softly. 'We may not be married in a church and you may not have taken my name, but here... here we are married.'

19th century Devon. On the day Richard Applevale leaves for India, Elizabeth Shawcross gives herself to him, secure in the knowledge that he loves her, and that he will one day return to make her his wife.

But Elizabeth soon finds herself pregnant with the child of a man she fears she will never see again, for she has heard nothing from India. Heart-broken and terrified of what will become of her and her child, she is forced to wed the arrogant Mr Whittle. With him she travels to the subcontinent, where she is confronted with her former lover. But once again, Richard and Lizzie are kept apart by circumstances out of their control.

From acclaimed author Virginia Ironside, A Distant Sunset is a classic tale of adventure and romance.