Set on a remote Hebridean Island this is the story of one man's struggle to bring his tiny crofting community into the modern world by building a road. He meets unexpected resistance from many quarters but eventually he succeeds in his dream but not without great cost to himself.

Gwendolyn Fisher has come to live in a quiet corner of Northern Wales, carrying the baggage of a life gone wrong. She lives with her rescue dog Shep and makes a modest income from opening her house as a Bed and Breakfast. One winter evening passionate ornithologist Dan Piper arrives and her quiet world is turned upside down...