Set in rural mid-Wales and the Greek island of Crete, the story involves family secrets, a tragic love story and romantic love.

In 1963, young artist Greta Ellis arrives at the port of Fáros Limáni, ready to paint and explore the beautiful Greek island. When she meets Andreas Papadakis, she is swept up in a world of colour, freedom and forbidden love. But when tragedy strikes, Greta is forced to make an impossible choice that will echo for decades.

After her mother Greta’s death in 1984, silversmith Zoë Carter receives a sealed letter that upends everything she thought she knew. Greta’s request is for her ashes to be scattered in Crete, a place precious to her… but somewhere she had never spoken of. With the aid of found letters revealing a secret Greek love affair, Zoë travels to Crete to carry out her mother’s dying wish and to search for the truth.