After her dream life with her Italian boyfriend turns out to be a dud, Jules is stuck for a few final weeks in Italy waiting for her passport before she can go home with her tail between her legs. Heading for the farthest-flung corner of the country, the autonomous region of Friuli, in all its autumnal beauty, new friends on a shabby organic olive farm – and an unexpected love affair with a mysterious accordion player – make it harder for her to leave than she’d thought.