Carolyn Trent-Parker is one of her generation's best artists but after losing her wife two years ago, she can no longer paint. In fact, she doesn't want to do much of anything except hide away. Unwilling to move from her home but with no means of income, she's forced to get a lodger.

Laura Kingston-López is heartbroken and disillusioned, and she heads to England to pursue her masters in animation. She needs a place to stay but isn't prepared for what she gets. Her new landlady, Caro, is unwelcoming, grumpy, and completely fascinating.

Opposites in every way, they push each other in unexpected ways. Can Caro rediscover her creativity? And even if she does, can Laura let go of her past so they can paint a new future?