This play is adapted from Charles Dance's screenplay for his 2004 film of the same name (starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith), which was itself based on a 1908 short story by William J. Locke. Set in Cornwall in the mid-1930s, the play tells of two spinster sisters, Ursula and Janet Widdington. Their lives are turned upside down when they discover a young man washed ashore on the beach, close to death. They nurse him back to health and discover he is a talented Polish violinist, on his way to seek a career in the USA. Despite her sister's concerns, Ursula falls in love with Andrea. It leads to a journey of discovery for her and a poignant ending.