Cat Fiddle centres on two families whose lives become entwined at the country estate of Bourne Abbey While Dr Choudhury is busy advising Henry Bourne on the restoration of the abbey to its former glory his wifes main concern is marrying off their three children whose chances of good matches are dwindling by the day Thankfully the royal family always seems to have a solution to her problems how to find a wife for a reluctant son how to manage a difficult fatherinlaw and of course how not to deal with an interfaith relationshipThen theres the Bourne family Henrys wife Thea is feeling lost now that shes got the lifestyle shes always longed for His elder brother Richard a successful London barrister finds himself increasingly drawn to the family home the inheritance that hes given up Meanwhile Henry just wants to keep the peace but thats proving to be tricky And finally theres Bourne Abbey itself the repository of an ancient mystery that links the histories and cultures of the Bournes and the Choudhurys in a way that no one could have anticipated