Alors que le monde continue de compter le prix de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et que le rideau de fer est tombé, la vie du jeune Roland Baines est bouleversée. Bloqué au pensionnat, sa vulnérabilité attire son professeur de piano, Miriam Cornell, lui laissant des cicatrices ainsi qu'un souvenir d'amour qui ne s'effacera jamais.

While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.