Lamorna Cove
- a tiny bay in Cornwall picturesque unspoilt. A hundred years ago it was the haunt of a colony of artists. Today Mel Pentreath hopes it is a place where she can escape the pain of her mother's death & a broken love affair & gradually put her life back together. Renting a cottage in the enchanting but overgrown grounds of Merryn Hall Mel embraces her new surroundings & offers to help her landlord Patrick Winterton restore the garden. Soon she is daring to believe her life can be rebuilt. Then Patrick finds some old paintings in an attic & as he & Mel investigate the identity of the artist they are drawn into an extraordinary tale of illicit passion & thwarted ambition from a century ago a tale that resonates in their own lives. But how long can Mel's idyll last before reality breaks in & everything is threatened?