When itinerant translator Beatrice Lindqvist arrives at the deteriorating Caldbeck Palmhouse in a freezing Calderdale hollow, she finds heritage stonemason Eamonn Ward desperately fighting dropping temperatures to insulate the historic 1884 Mother Orange tree. Their fragile endeavor faces sudden ruin when the local council issues an eviction notice, demanding a functioning heating system by the winter solstice or the glasshouse will be bulldozed for a commuter bus depot. To save the conservatory, Beatrice and Eamonn must overcome their mutual suspicion and unite their skills. Deciphering the encrypted 1882 Lyonnais French manuscripts to revive the subterranean flues, they must race against the cold and learn to trust one another before winter destroys everything.
When itinerant translator Beatrice Lindqvist arrives at the deteriorating Caldbeck Palmhouse in a freezing Calderdale hollow, she finds heritage stonemason Eamonn Ward desperately fighting dropping temperatures to insulate the historic 1884 Mother Orange tree. Their fragile endeavor faces sudden ...