When her family are killed in a tragic accident, Eve Miller, just wants to be left alone with her guilt and grief. The Press have other ideas. Having turned a tragedy into front-page news, they are determined to keep Eve in the spotlight for as long as possible. Eve finds a an unexpected refuge from the overwhelming media attention at the home of Isabel Stein, an ageing opera diva who befriends Eve while she's still at the hospital. But try as she might to disengage from life, Eve finds slowly sucked back in - by her growing fascination with Isabel, by her mother's efforts to help her, and, finally, by her developing friendship with Noah Stewart, Isabel's brilliant, young protege. But is Eve right to rely so heavily on the kindness of strangers? And will Isabel's seemingly altruistic friendship come with a price?