Michael, Louise's son, after Eton goes up to Trinity Cambridge. Life in the sixties was about fun and work. His time at University is peppered with an active social life in Cambridge and London. After working in his grandfather's business in Norfolk, Michael goes into the City, joining the Merchant Bank of which his father had been a Director. He dutifully serves his apprenticeship, and as soon as he decently can, branches out on his own, leads a life of hard business and dedicated pleasure in Norfolk and London. By way of girlfriends of differing kinds, he goes to work in New York in Corporate Finance, where he finds a wife. Family life is complicated but full of excitement and the couple eventually enjoy total changes in their lives amongst their numerous and diverse families.