A sweeping historical romance novel by Fiona McIntosh set in the early 1930s. The story follows Dr. Isla Fenwick, an ambitious young doctor who leaves England to fulfill a promise to work in India before settling into marriage. In Calcutta, she faces cultural challenges, medical crises, and unexpected emotional conflicts. Her journey eventually takes her to the tea plantations near Darjeeling in the Himalayan foothills, where she must confront difficult choices about love, duty, and her future.