Anne is in Ghana for the first time. Her father, Dick, has been working up country for an NGO since his daughter was a small child. They no longer really know eachother. A few days into Anne's six-month stay, she is left with a growing feeling that she's surplus to requirements. She finds respite teaching at a local Catholic school. Anne's close relationship with Michael, a priest, reaches a tipping point that endangers them both. Then out of the blue a terrible accident changes everything. Anne is forced to confront her future and her failings in the glare of the African sun.
