Honour, duty and keeping a stiff upper lip are seen as the essential characteristics of an English gentleman, but they come with Consequences, something Lord Jack Turner learns the hard way. He makes decisions that, at the time, he believes are right but impact the lives of the people he loves the most in ways he could not have predicted. These Consequences create a heady mix of unrequited love, lies, deceit, dishonour and hidden affairs. The friends he loves and thinks he is protecting have hidden agendas that eventually have a deadly impact on them all. Coming from a working class background, Jack Turner steps into the world of British high society, a world of high stakes and unspoken expectations, when he wins a scholarship to a private prep school and befriends Rupert Winstanley, son of the wealthy Sir Jonathan and Lady Margaret. Jack is afforded opportunities he could only have dreamed of to become Lord Turner, friend to prime ministers and members of the royal family alike. Boyd weaves a compelling story that highlights the effects wealth, privilege, power and position have on those born into less fortunate circumstances and reminds us that the choices we make, no matter how honourable, all come with Consequences.