Hanna, a seventy plus citizen with Alzheimers goes missing whilst on holiday in Namaqualand, leaving her family frantic. She meets up with Hans, who is caravanning in this area. He takes her to be his deceased wife, Susannah returned to him and they go on a magical if perplexing journey through the flowers of Namaqualand. He finally realises that he has taken Hanna/Susannah illegally he does all he can to keep her as he has been extremely lonely. Hanna meanwhile sometimes thinks Hans is her husband Hamish, and at others not, but then life is very confusing for Hanna all the time so she just takes each moment as it comes.