Daphne Adeane

Basil Wake and his wife Hyacinth exist in the social whirl of London’s early 1900s. For years Hyacinth has conducted a discreet affair with Parliamentarian Michael Choyce, who seems to fit into the Wakes’ lives so conveniently. But a startling portrait of the mysterious and beautiful Daphne Adeane signifies a change in this comfortable set-up.