Frost in the Sun

Casilda Montero is the beautiful and hot-blooded daughter of a wealthy Spanish aristocrat. When she was eight-year-olds, was sent from the family hacienda in Southern Spain to an English convent school before World War I. Cassy befriends Joscelin Howard, a shy and serious English girl. As a child, Joss falls in love with Alan Costain, Cassy's English cousin. Set against the looming tragedy of the Spanish Civil War and the rising menace of Fascism in Europe, their enduring friendship is a constant reference point in both their lives. Complex passions draw each girl into the drama and grandeur of aristocratic Europe. From the carefree glamour of London high society to the devastation of the battlefields in Spain, Casilda, Joscelin and their families are tragically linked by passion and bloodshed.