Too busy with resentment to free herself from a heavy conscience, Leda Caruso, a sad-eyed English professor and translator, decides to take a brief working holiday at a sun-kissed Greek island. Having spent nearly half her life being at war with her wants, needs, and even her impulses, this time, Leda is bent on enjoying her vacation--after all, it's the little things in life that count. However, as Leda whiles away the time going to the beach, reading, and relishing the joy of eating alone, unfavourable omens and an impertinent intrusion in the shape of beautiful Nina's boisterous family threaten to blemish the fleeting illusion. Now, painful fragments of an equally guilty past emerge, bringing to mind the bitter aftertaste of life's tough choices. They say failure shapes us. But does it also define us?
—Nick Riganas