At her father's funeral, a woman makes a shocking discovery that will
send her across oceans and into the past...how far will one woman
journey to uncover a long-lost family secret?
2002, Australia. When Melissa discovers a postcard addressed to a man
named Desmond among her recently deceased father's effects, she is
determined to discover this person's identity and his relationship to
her father. She soon embarks on a journey that will take her across
oceans and into the past...
1930s, London. Caroline grew on a secluded Scottish estate with her Aunt
Phoebe. Now, the shocking realization that Phoebe is actually her mother
fuels a rebellious streak in Caroline, who elopes to Cairo to get
married. But her marriage quickly turns sour and leads to an affair with
an old lover, and to a baby boy, Desmond. With her personal life in
tatters and WWII approaching, she volunteers as a secret agent,
smuggling valuable information into Europe for the British government.
When Caroline finally returns from the war, Desmond is gone; he was
secretly taken to Australia by his nanny years before. Will Caroline be
able to track him down? And how will her journey to find her son lead to
Melissa's mission to uncover her father's past?
