Cliff's End Cottage is a local landmark. Perched on the South Devon coast its garden has begun slowly toppling into the sea yet the elderly and infamously stubborn owner Stella refuses to leave her home. When Holly a young journalist and single mum struggling to make ends meet decides to interview Stella about her life she's given short shrift at first. However helped by a slice or two of cake and a couple of friendly cats a tentative friendship begins to develop between the two lonely women. Stella and Holly may live different lives but over the cold winter nights as Stella shares her story the two women discover more and more in common. Time is running out for the house on the edge but perhaps together Stella and Holly can find a new way forward.