After marrying the talented artist Ed MacDonald, young lawyer Lily began a new life… And, it seems, nothing could mar their happy marriage.
Next door to the married couple lives a pretty little Italian girl, Carla, whom Lily looks after while her mother is away at work. Carla is only nine, but she already knows what it means to keep other people’s secrets…
And then life separates them for a long time—twelve years pass before Lily and Carla meet again and understand: both of them have something to hide, and if at least one of their past secrets is revealed, the consequences will be unpredictable…