On the eve of the First World War, a little girl was found on the pier of an Australian port with a child's suitcase in her hands. She was put on a ship that came from England by a mysterious lady, whom the girl knew under the name Writer. The lady promised to take care of the girl, but disappeared without a trace, and the ship set sail without her. A girl who had forgotten her real name found shelter in a kind family, where they began to call her Nell. On the day Nell comes of age, her father reveals the secret associated with her appearance in the family. And this radically changes Nell’s whole life. After many years, she decides to reveal the secret of her origin at all costs. But she never manages to find out the most important thing... After Nell’s death, her granddaughter Cassandra receives an unexpected inheritance - a house in England. Cliff Cottage and its abandoned garden contain many secrets, which Cassandra must unravel in order to find out the truth.