Young, beautiful and moody, Elodie Gold begins to question her privileged and mundane life in London, not least with the arrival of Luke Hampton, a gorgeous, straight-talking American. But Elodie must put potential romance on hold as she finds herself in the deep end of a family crisis at her ancestral home in Ireland. From urban extravagances to Big House frugalities, Elodie refuses to settle for anything less than the truth about her past - but as she delves deeper, she begins to wonder whether turning back time is such a good idea after all.