Jeannie Tanner has lived all her life on a Northumberland sheep farm. Now events are taking place she cannot understand. Dad, Mum, elder sister Kathleen, brother Martin, even little Marion, they all have their secrets. And Gran, for whom Jeannie has a special affection, has a secret too.
Jeannie discovers Kathleen's and Martin's secret plans, which threaten to disrupt life at White Peak Farm.
Now that Kathleen and Martin have left, life has even more problems for Jeannie. Then there is a terrible accident...