Life at The Keep changes for ever when Fliss, Mole and Susannah arrive in the summer of 1957. Their parents have died in Africa, and under the watchful gaze of their grandmother Freddie, the three children heal their wounds and embark on the treacherous journey to adulthood.

Nearly 30 years since they arrived from Kenya to live with their grandmother at The Keep in Devon, the home still represents a loving sanctuary for the Chadwick siblings. Now grown up, Fliss, Mole and Susanna find that whatever challenges they face the home will always be there.