England, 1932: Grace Hamblin is growing up in a rural idyll. The beekeeper's dau
ghter, she knows her place and her future - that is until her father dies and le
aves her alone. Alone, that is, except for one man who she just can't shake from
her thoughts. Massachusetts, 1973: Grace's daughter Trixie Valentine is in love
with an unsuitable boy. He's wild and romantic, and in a band that might be goi
ng somewhere. But when tragedy strikes and he has to go home to England, he prom
ises to come back to Trixie one day, if only she will wait for him. Both mother
and daughter are searching for love and happiness, unaware of the secrets that b
ind them. To find what they are longing for they must confront the secrets of th
e past, and unravel the lies told long ago.
