1969. Florence Lawson, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, finds herself pregnant and banished to one of the most remote parts of the UK.
1986. Dougie Munro, searching for adventure, leaves the Isle of Harris for London and a career in photography.
2005. Nell Hartley, content with her life as manager of a café in Colchester, discovers a shocking truth about her family.
Between London, Essex and the wild, unpredictable Outer Hebrides, three lives collide as secrets surface. Why is Dougie so reluctant to return home? How can Nell make peace with the lies she’s been told? And what happened to Florence all those years ago?
Somewhere far away, the answers are hidden.