There are two layers to this story, past and present. A middle-aged teacher reflects upon her life and the fantasies and obsessions which have led her to make some seriously wrong decisions. And yet those same wrong decisions have led her, against all the odds, to meet the love of her life. From different races and contrasting backgrounds, the couple embark upon a new, exciting life together, at the dawn of the new millennium. Little do they know that they are about to unravel the mysteries of a secret past and discover a family, of whose existence they were completely unaware.