
Annie Dunne & her cousin Sarah live & work on a small farm in a remote & beautiful part of Wicklow in late 1950s Ireland All about them the old green roads are being tarred cars are being purchased a way of life is about to disappear Like two old rooks they hold to their hill in Kelsha cherishing everything When Annie's nephew & his wife are set to go to London to find work their two small children a little boy & his older sister are brought down to spend the summer with their gr&-aunt It is a strange chance of happiness for Annie Against that happiness moves the figure of Billy Kerr with his ambiguous attentions to Sarah threatening to drive Annie from her last niche of safety in the world The world of childish innocence also proves sometimes darkened & puzzling to her & she struggles to find clear ground clear light
- to preserve her sense of love & place against these subtle forces of disquiet A summer of adventure pain delight & ultimately epiphany unfolds for both the children & their elderly caretakers in this poignant & exquisitely told story of innocence loss & reconciliation