Newcastle, June 1946. 19-year-old Jack Smeaton returns from the trenches, his hair turned white by the traumas of World War II. A chance encounter with the young T Dan Smith, visionary future leader of the city council, is set to change his life for ever.
Monica Blacklock, emotionally scarred from a childhood of abuse, believes her life will change for the better following a chance meeting with a handsome young man on the banks of the river Tyne. But the charming, psychopathic Brian Mooney has plans for Monica. In fact, Brian has plans for lots of people . . .
The momentous consequences of these fateful encounters cannot be foreseen - but the seeds of tragedy have been sown.
A masterfully contrived fusion of fiction and real-life crime, 'The White Room' is a compelling tale of passion and violence, love and revenge, spanning four tumultuous decades.
