1940. Wounded and guilt-ridden war hero Archie Maxwell returns to Rosslie his beautiful family estate in Argyll where he finds himself in the uneasy company of his father's young new wife - and his own nightmares. 1965. In the Newfoundland fishing harbour of Heart's Repose eleven-year-old Eva Bayne strikes up an unlikely friendship with the local outcast Tam Nairn. But against the threat of change and the hostility of Tam's son suspicions flare - until a crisis threatens to rip all their lives apart. 1980. The disappearance of Rosslie's heir has cast a shadow over the Maxwell family for almost 40 years. When Eva now a fledgling journalist is drawn into the mystery the glimpse of an old photograph unlocks painful childhood memories. Will the past give up its secrets?
