No One Now Will Know Author:E M Delafield The novel opens in 1939, when a party of young people are travelling together in the South of France. As the train passes through a station, one of them mentions he 'believes he has a great-uncle buried there'. The party are greatly amused, still more so when they find out the great-uncle was called Lucy. The story moves to 1910-14, where Calli... more »e Lempriere is sent home from Barbados. She attempts to piece together the mystery surrounding her family, the death of her mother, and the fact that her uncle Lucy lives abroad and is never mentioned. The story moves again to 1890 where we find out the full story of the Lempriere family; two brothers Fred and Lucy, and Lucy's wife Rosalie, with whom both men are passionately in love. The impact of such violent emotions and dramatic evetns leaves its mark for life on those who are then young.« less