Focussed on their careers, Sally Lancing, the daughter of a Pakistani immigrant and English mother, and John Sommers, the much-loved son of adopting parents, are equally committed to a child-free future. Then a surprise pregnancy - and doubts about the paternity - hurls them both into new, but separate, lives. Devastated by the loss of her job, her partner, and her home, Sally and her baby son embark on a journey to Pakistan to meet her father's distant family. Once there, Sally's eyes are opened to a world that challenges her deepest beliefs. Meanwhile, John hides his vulnerability behind...