A beautiful country marred by violence, slavery, and illegal diamonds, a writer and an ex-soldier caught in the middle. Hannah Baker is a frustrated writer, who needs to get away. Unfortunately, with limited funds and an editor breathing down her neck, she is stuck. Then without warning an offer comes, one she can't refuse. Rory Chance is an ex-British soldier seeking absolution. In a remote area of South Africa, he hides in a monastery until the needs of a friend call him back into the real world.