"Where the forest meets the river ... a young Irish woman has grown up amongst soldiers on Te Awanui - The Great River. Too young, and pregnant by the son of a Māori chief, she gives birth to a son, who is kidnapped by his Māori grandfather. Abandoned by her soldier father, Sarah's life becomes a search for her son as she finds herself torn between Doyle, the broken-down soldier, and Wiremu, the son of a Māori warrior. As the conflict escalates...