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Eleanor of Hartfield marries neighboring knight Edmund Blackwell to protect her inheritance from rival claimants. Correspondence gradually changes their practical arrangement, but an intercepted letter threatens to turn their private connection into a weapon against them.

In 1923, the isolated owner of Harding's Rest hires Thomas Reed to tend the family's orchards. Shared work and quiet conversations bring them closer, but the surrounding community's expectations threaten the life taking shape among the trees.