A good read but not my favourite Braddon. It centres around the mystery in Aurora Floyd's past. As always with Braddon, it's not hard to figure out what the mystery is. The enjoyment comes from watching the story play out. However, while some of her other books have multiple story threads, this one is flatter and the characters more two-dimensional. I suspect it's one of her more famous novels simply because most of the others are not well known and were out of print for a very long time. The heroine is also less interesting. We are constantly told that she is beautiful and passionate but somehow she doesn't lift off the page. Better Braddon novels are Run to Earth, Henry Dunbar or even The Golden Calf.