Julia has given up on love in her middle age but is searching for a vanished brother and a lost identity In doing so, she collides with Kitty, a woman of a different age, lifestyle and aspirations The proof of Julia's identity lies somewhere under Kitty's home The literal digging up of the past changes life for both of them, though what they eventually find is very different to their expectations Ahead are surprises, conflict, terror, disappointment, love - and unexpected happiness