1920s. A nineteen-year-old Englishwoman, Gwen, marries Lawrence, the charming owner of a huge tea plantation in Ceylon. Gwen arrives to her husband, full of hopes and plans for the future. But life in Ceylon, contrary to expectations, turns out to be far from idyllic. The workers are dissatisfied. The neighbors are spiteful. The daughter-in-law’s schemes. But most of all—there is a murky history behind Lawrence’s first wife’s death. Why does everyone so carefully hide the circumstances of her demise? Who is buried in the nameless grave in the forest? Confronted with the secrets of her husband’s past, Gwen faces a difficult choice… A memorable, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between marital duty and maternal instinct…