When Kay Lockwood is left a small inheritance by her mother's old friend actress Lana Fontaine she travels to London leaving behind her Northern hometown & the boyfriend she doesn't quite trust She falls in love with Lana's ramshackle house & the excitement of post-war London but soon discovers a deeper mystery
- who was Lana & why was Kay so important to her? As she unravels the past her handsome new neighbour Tom seems to offer her a bright future but when his own dark secret is revealed Kay feels hurt & betrayed Can she ever forgive him?