When London journalist Laura inherits her grandmother's cottage in a rural Cornish fishing village, her eccentric neighbours waste no time in getting her to join their bizarre games. Everyone knows their neighbours' business, and when Laura strikes up an affair with a rugged young fisherman, you can be sure that the whole village will soon know her most intimate secrets. But there's a mystery hanging over her, and this is one secret the locals are keeping to themselves. Laura in on a quest to find out who her real father was. She wants to know the truth before she gets too involved with someone she shouldn't!