Dorset 1965. Twenty-five-year-old aspiring artist Marilyn longs to escape to London but her family relies on her wages from the hotel on the cliff. Then one day Marilyn meets Bruno an intriguing Italian and the two fall madly in love. When he leaves for Italy he promises to write and to come back as soon as he can. Over 50 years later Marilyn's daughter Lily returns to her old hometown when she hears that her mother is ill. After Marilyn's death Lily finds a photo of a baby girl amongst her mother's belongings - the name 'Josephine' written on the back. But who is Josephine? Lily's search for Josephine takes her to Italy - to a small town in the stunning Bay of Poets. Together can they come to understand Marilyn's story? For Josephine and Lily this springtime in Perlarosa will transform their lives forever.
