For the last twenty years, Lewis has been haunted by his brother's
death. He's tried hiding from it, running from it, even erasing it from
his memory, but the relentless ghost of Wayne confronts him at every
turn. Then he meets Anna, a young woman who is also haunted - by her
mother, Rita, a vivacious spirit who, unlike Wayne, happens to be very
much alive. Rita is the exact opposite of her daughter: loud, carefree,
and a daredevil. At seventy-six, she still runs a guesthouse on the
coast and has a boyfriend, Vernon, a retired actor and bon vivant.
Together they make a formidable pair, living life as if every day might
be their last. Anna would be happy for them, if not for the memory of
her late father, a reserved and careful man. Into this precarious
environment of carousing, music hall turns, and cocktails, stumbles
Lewis, on a quest to find the person he believes is to blame for the
death of his brother. He immediately recognizes a kindred spirit in
Anna, and she in him, but at first both are too headstrong to admit that
they are susceptible to falling in love. Against the backdrop of the
Norfolk coast, with its massive skies and relentless seas, they finally
learn to trust each other, and accept that an uncertain future can be as
wild and alluring as the landscape they have grown to love.
