In 1953, Sarah Adams returns to Australia after 20 years in Europe. While working as a nurse on a voyage home, she discovers a family secret while meeting the influential Bligh family. In Sydney, Sarah's estranged mother remains unforgiving due to her conversion to Judaism. With no other options, Sarah accepts a job at the Inverness hospital, despite the disapproval of George Bligh's mother, Elizabeth.
Sarah becomes involved in the lives of the Blighs, a wealthy Australian famil...