The village of Tanygraig on the Welsh-English border is the setting for this passionate novel of love and its consequences.

It's 1936, and Beti is conscious of living on the border - not only between two nations, but between the old world and the new.

The beautiful and wilful daughter of a pub landlord, Beti is pursued by two men: Llew, her aggressive, red-haired cousin, and Evan, the dreamy miller and would-be poet. She has to make a choice but it’s not her future alone that depends on her decision. She and Tanygraig are positioned precariously on borders of class, nation, language, and changing times.