The summer of 1957 is the happiest of times for Clare Hamilton, despite a recent loss. She will shortly embark on her final year at Queen’s University, Belfast, and she is engaged to marry her childhood sweetheart, Andrew. Together they plan for a future which will take them far beyond the green hills of Ulster. But when their hopes and dreams are shattered by a family tragedy, Clare finds herself taking the Liverpool boat alone, to a new destination in Paris, and to a life of glamour, travel and excitement. Yet there is a part of Clare that will never forget Andrew, nor the beloved landscape of her childhood.