Why is Bill attracted to a girl he doesn't understand? And why is Selena obsessed with Bill, a man she doesn't even like? As this mis-matched pair circle around each other within their broken lives they are unaware the answer may lie many lifetimes ago when a seriously wounded knight of the crusades was nursed back to life by a slave boy. The couple share a deep bond of love and gratitude which neither is able to express in their present lives. But other forces are at work. The laughing giant stands over them directing them from afar towards final healing of their ancient wounds.

Warm hearted Jen Hughes believed she was content when she gave up life in a hippy commune to marry safe reliable Tom. But when Tom dies suddenly everything she holds precious is thrown into question. Mags comes home to organise her mother, the funeral, the falling apart house and meets Tony, a man with the power to melt her frozen heart. Freddie, the love of Jen's life and Mags' long lost father, drifts back into their lives, stirring unwelcome memories and awaking buried emotions, while even the old house has hidden things to reveal. The same story is told by both mother and daughter, a pair...