Shattered after the death of her husband, Dan, Gwen gladly accepts the invitation of her friends, Kate and Gerry, to stay in their remote clifftop hideaway. But it soon becomes clear that the tranquil and healing atmosphere she'd hoped to find is missing, and the undercurrents of tension between artist Kate and writer Gerry are hard to ignore. Is it just two creative people sparring, or is there more to it? After all Kate's kindness, the last thing Gwen wants is to be the cause of friction between them. But something about the sea and the wild landscape gets under her skin, and Gwen begins to realise that a new start is possible, and that life after Dan could include love after all...