Between the lush splendor of India and the harsh reality of Victorian England, young Clarissa stands up to her fate with courage and determination.

Assam, India 1904: Since the death of her father, young Clarissa has been desperately trying to save her family's tea plantation. The beautiful and headstrong young woman catches the attention of the attractive Wesley Robson, an ambitious tea planter who is her fiercest competitor. But fate is merciless. Clarissa and her sister Olive must leave India and start anew in Newcastle, Scotland.

With courage, hard work, and a good dose of stubbornness, Clarissa fights her way out of the oppression of her relatives and begins to make her dreams come true. Will her renewed encounter with Wesley create the connection to her old life that she longs for? Or will Clarissa's hopes of returning to her beloved India be forever shattered?.