Bora-Bora Island, 1943. Anna Calloway decides to escape the boring life in a greenhouse and goes, together with her friend Kitty, to the islands of French Polynesia as a war nurse. But soon the friends begin to drift apart. Anna meets Westy Green, a charming soldier who manages to dispel her longing for home and for the lost friendship. One day they find, not far from a wild beach, an old abandoned hut where a famous artist once lived. Trying to keep their discovery and their budding feelings secret, they become witnesses to a terrible incident…
Seattle, our days. Genevieve Thorpe sends a letter to Anna Calloway, saying that long ago, on Bora-Bora Island, a murder took place. Genevieve intends to shed light on what happened—but first she needs to share with Anna important information…