Once the toast of London's stage, Christine Dillon now finds herself forgotten and adrift. When a solicitor delivers news of her brother's death - and the guardianship of his three children - she is drawn back to the village she left long ago.

Among the rolling fields and whispering gossip, Christine must face the ghosts of her past: a stern father's shadow, a lost love's betrayal, and the choices that shaped her downfall. As she begins to rebuild her life and connect with the children, she discovers strength she thought she'd lost - and an unexpected ally in Michael Farley, a man as wounded by life as she is.

But as tragedy strikes and the mistakes of the past catch up with her, Christine must decide whether to chase the illusion of who she was or embrace the woman she's become.

What choices Christine makes, and how she finds happiness at last, are all told in this powerful story of redemption, resilience, and the courage to begin anew.