When Nita, a young woman arrives on a farm in a remote part of Rhodesia, away from the familiar social life she's used to in London, to find herself in quite a solitary existence with her new husband, who spends most of his time working on the farm. A reprieve from the loneliness and solitude in their small hut nested among boulders come in the form of an older gentleman who has a much more established house, with more amenities in cooler part of the countryside, but does the offer come with ulterior motives? Joe, a woman who lives on a nearby farm with her husband, knows only too well the feelings that living on remote farms in Rhodesia can bring, sets herself on helping Nita where she can. But can Joe keep her own past from catching up with her?