In 1970's Bulawayo, Rhodesia, best friends, nurses Barbara Ainslie and Molly James share their lives, loves, hope and dreams. They also share a secret that they agree they will take with them to their graves. A tragedy forces Barbara and her husband to leave Rhodesia and settle in South Africa, where they set up a safari business in a remote part of the country. Molly and her husband soon join them. But their secret comes back to haunt them, and will have devastating consequences on the lives of their offspring.