This is the story of a romance between Michael Farrell, a medical research scientist, and Gwyneth McBride, an earth mother, who meet by chance at a writers' conference at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Their mutual interest in writing soon leads them into an unlikely romance. Michael finds himself progressively drawn into the rural life of Gwyneth and all her passionate love of nature and spiritualism. Though their obvious social differences give rise to a powerful attraction, forces outside of their control work to push them apart. And finally, Gwyneth's deep love of nature and the environment is severely threatened.