"Young, sheltered and indulged by an adoring family, Rosamond Bruce enters into marriage with Jim Daingerfield, bringing him all the innocence, trust and ecstasy of first love....Later, settled in their own home, she is dismayed to find herself relegated to second place in Jim's thoughts by his younger brother. A slight limp caused by an accident in childhood, for which Jim believes himself entirely to blame, gives Rich an insidious hold over the older man which he does not hesitate to exploit"--Dust jacket flap.