1912, British Guiana, South America: Born into a life of luxury and privilege on her father’s sugar plantation, Winnie Cox has turned against her family by marrying George – a poor black postman from the slums. She’s the scandal of the colony’s upper-class white society, and a thorn in the side of her sister, Johanna, who now runs the family sugar estate.

Winnie may be living in poverty, but she’s got what Johanna, doesn’t have: a loving husband and a beautiful family, eight sons: the icing on the cake. Can happiness be stolen? Johanna will stop at nothing to get what she wants – no matter how devastating the consequences.