Afterabombdestroysarailwaycarriage,thefoursurvivorsrepairtothevillaofone,Mrs.Delahunty,awriterofromancenovels,awomanwithapast.TheothersareanagingBritishgeneral,ayoungGermanman,andAimee,anAmericangirlorphanedintheblast.AsthesefourstrangersrecoverinUmbria'scountrysideandbecomefriends,Aimee'suncle,acoldandchildlessac...