[1] The film is a story of a man, Larry Ritchie, who lives with his second wife and three kids on an Australian farm in the Wallingat Forest, NSW.

He learns about the fatal illness of his first wife that leaves his eldest daughter, Lara, alone in the world.

The story concentrates on the relationship between mother Gladwyn and stepdaughter, as Lara is slowly accepted into the family.

[2] Hallmark Channel produced the movie and the story undertook several changes; for example the four Ritchie children became only three on the set.

[citation needed] Judy Davis, who played the mother, Gladwyn, was nominated for an Emmy for her performance.