Miranda Fox desperately wants to find the daughter her family took from her when she was young. A legacy from her late father at last promises independence and the opportunity to search for her daughter in England. But her domineering half-brother has been put in charge of her money, and he insists she continue to live quietly and cheaply in Australia. By chance Miranda meets Lou, who is dying from cancer but still living life to the full. He helps restore her self-confidence and she takes the first hesitant steps towards freedom. While searching for her daughter in England, she meets her former lover. Can Miranda make peace with her daughter and also with the man she's never stopped loving?