Recovering from a motorcycle accident which has ended his career as a violinist, Jacques seems to have a solitary existence, absorbed in the wildlife which lives along the Tweed.

Clearing his head of media distractions, he discovers new friends at every bend in the river.  One of them, a young woman from Amble in Northumberland, has become the love of his life.

Daughter of an artist who died far too young, Hetty is a brilliant scientist and supremely-gifted wildlife artist twenty years Jacques' junior.  To follow her natural instincts towards a dazzling career, she is now far across the Atlantic, in Nantucket, researching whales and whale-men.

Maggie Stiggle is a kind friend to Jacques and Hetty, listening without judgement, supporting them in the daunting challenges which they both have to face alone.

Unwilling to be sucked into instant-messaging, Hetty never phones and rarely writes.  When she does put pen to paper, her words are devastating.

Aroused by powerful paternal instincts, Jacques immerses himself in the lives of two young ospreys, unaware of how close some of the human connections are.

He marvels at the courage and intelligence of the female osprey, whose struggles mirror in unexpected ways the life of Hetty.

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