In 1914 Dafydd Price and Jack Davies leave the South Wales mining valleys to fight in France. One is killed and the other is badly injured. The traumatised soldier is returned to a Cardiff hospital and is nursed by Louisa, the daughter of a wealthy ship owner. The soldier's love of singing aids his recovery and he is encouraged to pursue a musical career. He becomes a celebrated tenor, but can he and Louisa plan a future together?

How the fearful descent into blindness can unexpectedly open up into a selfhood that is deeper than body or senses.