Susie Jones, a nineteen-year-old modern languages student takes herself off on an Inter-Rail trip around Europe. Alone, but only briefly; on a hot August day in Amsterdam, Susie meets a group of individuals. Falling under the spell of Richard Winters, a charismatic and influential member of the group, Susie is enticed away, to live with the group in Amsterdam. Susie becomes hopelessly and unwittingly involved in the group's secret life of political protests and anarchy. As the group travel perilously through Europe, Susie senses danger every step of the way and when confronted with a life-changing event, is faced with an impossible decision. The group is thrown into turmoil and Susie fears that she will never see Richard again. Resolved to achieve the seemingly impossible, Susie is besieged with heartbreak and recurring nightmares and fears that she will never see her dreams come true.