Escaping England to nurse a broken heart, Elise has found a degree of peace of mind in the south of France, looking after two endearing donkeys who have also had a rough start to life. Her empathy with their suffering, and her ability to throw herself into her work of rebuilding their trust and hers, has been a healing process for both her and her animals.
She has found, after long years alone, a kind of meditational contentment in her solitude, and in the quiet pace of life that the countryside and her animals offers her. She has begun to feel as though the village is her home, and is just starting to open herself up to the possibility of a new relationship.
So when her last tourist booking of the season arrives, she is not expecting it to be anything but a late opportunity to make a little money before the winter sets in. Little does she realise, that there is only so far you can run from a situation you left unresolved, before it will come looking for you...