In 1960s Dublin a young girl becomes involved with an older man, a much-travelled and still-married landowner.

Awkward young Irish farm girl Kate Brady moves to Dublin and shares a room with funny, outgoing Baba Brennan, where she soon meets middle-aged writer Eugene Gaillard, who is immediately attracted to the shy and innocent Kate and ignores the more sophisticated Baba.—alfiehitchie

Described as a mixture of innocence and guile, Irish Catholic farm girl Kate Brady moves to Dublin with her gregarious best friend Baba Brennan to pursue a more exciting life. The two meet worldly writer and translator Eugene Gaillard. Although both are interested in him, it is Kate who quietly pursues him. Eugene, who knows her intention, initially resists starting up with her in part because he is twice her age. Learning that he is married, albeit in a failed marriage, does not lessen her resolve to be with him. They eventually do begin a romantic relationship; can it survive their fundamental differences especially as she becomes increasingly dependent on him emotionally, or can it survive the scrutiny of her strict Catholic family and his and his wife's acerbic-tongued friends.—Huggo

Hungry for more in her uneventful life while in the throes of a repressed sexual awakening, bright-eyed Kate, a quiet country girl fresh out of convent school, leaves her father's barren farm in the rural Irish countryside. Nurturing aspirations for a brighter future, inexperienced Kate relocates to the bustling city of Dublin and shares a cozy room with her vivacious schoolmate and friend Baba, utterly unaware that she is about to have a refreshing rendezvous with fate. Indeed, a chance encounter with Eugene, a refined author almost twice her age, will pave the way for an exciting new beginning, as sudden, all-consuming love comes knocking at Kate's door. However, even in summer, a thin line always separates the dreams from the nightmares, and before long, a silent rebellion against a strict upbringing and a skeleton in the closet threaten Kate's chance at bliss. What sort of answers is the girl with the green eyes after?—Nick Riganas