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Among the cobbled streets of the Somerset town of Frome, Lou is embarking on the start of something new. After the death of her beloved mother, she takes a deep breath into the unknown and is opening her own vintage clothes shop. In Upstate New York, Donna has just found out some news about her family that has called into question her whole upbringing. The only clue she has to unlock her past is a picture of a yellow dress and the fact it is currently on display in a shop in England.

Rosemary has lived in Brixton all her life. But now everything she knows is changing - the library where she used to work has closed, the family fruit and veg shop has become a trendy bar, and her beloved husband, George, is gone. Kate has just moved and feels alone in a city that is too big for her. She's at the bottom rung of her career as a journalist on a local paper and is determined to make something of it. So when the local lido is threatened with closure, Kate knows this story could be her chance to shine.

Day and night Stella's Café opens its doors for the lonely and the lost, the morning people and the night owls. It is many things to many people, but most of all it is a place where life can wait at the door. A place of small kindnesses. A place where anyone can be whoever they want, where everyone is always welcome.

Lorna's world is small but safe. She loves her daughter and the two of them are all that matter. But after nearly twenty years, she and Ella are suddenly leaving London for the Isle of Kip, the tiny remote Scottish island where Lorna grew up. Alice's world is tiny but full. She loves the community on Kip and how her yoga classes draw women across the tiny island together. Now Lorna's arrival might help their family finally mend itself—even if forgiveness means returning to the past.... And as the two women find friendship, Lorna also starts to find her place in the world.

For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alone. But that doesn't mean she isn't lonely. The move from London to Somerset with her husband Jay was supposed be the start of an exciting new chapter. But sometimes she can't help but wonder if she turned the pages too soon. Phoebe needs help. As a mental health nurse serving her community, the wellbeing of her patients has always come before her own. Yet there's only so long she can pour from an empty cup.

Die Kraft der Versöhnung. Lorna hat ihre Familie im Streit verlassen. Als junge Frau ist sie von der winzigen schottischen Insel Kip nach London gezogen, doch ihre Träume haben sich in Luft aufgelöst. Umso wichtiger ist es ihr, alles für ihre Tochter Ella zu tun. Und die hat eine große Bitte: Sie will wissen, wo ihre Mutter herkommt. Auf Kip wartet Lornas Schwägerin Alice auf die beiden. Sie hofft, dass Lornas Heimkehr zu einem Neuanfang für ihre Familie und die kleine Insel-Gemeinschaft wird. Lorna fürchtet die Begegnungen, bis sie ihrer alten Lehrerin begegnet.

Wer sein Leben ändern will, muss auch mal außerhalb der Bahnen schwimmen Rosemary hat ihr ganzes Leben in Brixton verbracht. Jetzt ändert sich alles, was ihr vertraut ist. Die Bücherei, in der sie gearbeitet hat, schließt. Aus dem Gemüseladen ist eine hippe Bar geworden. Ihr geliebter Mann George ist gestorben. Und das Freibad, in dem sie seit über 60 Jahren jeden Morgen schwimmt, soll Eigentumswohnungen weichen. Kate fühlt sich einsam in London. Als sie über Rosemarys Freibad für die Zeitung schreiben soll, öffnet sich ihr eine neue Welt.