Daisy, Mim’s most talented former pupil, is suffering from injuries, and she, too, will have to rethink her career. Mim arranges for Daisy to take a holiday in Cornwall, in the strange and beautiful house on the edge of Bodmin Moor where Mim’s brother, Roly Carradine, is living. Daisy, starting a new love affair, has difficulty concentrating on her future, but her devastating self-awareness enables Roly to take a fresh look at his relationship with the newly widowed Kate Porteous.

Meanwhile, the arrival of Roly’s ex-wife forces their son, Nat, to confront some unfinished business. Roly, Kate, Daisy, and Nat must all find resolution in the beauty and peace of the Cornish countryside.