When young Bess Throckmorton meets Sir Walter Raleigh at the court of Queen Elizabeth, she is a Maid of the Privy Chamber and he the glittering royal favourite. They fall in love, marry in secret and suffer disgrace. But when Walter is forgiven their future seems secure. So how does he end up in the Tower accused of treason? Told through the voices of Bess, Sir Robert Cecil and a native from Guiana, this is a tale of love, hate, betrayal and intrigue.And...