Abigail Henderson of Chicago travels to Africa on impulse. She must resolve her guilt from five years ago before settling down as a practicing physician and marrying Robert. Africa creates a mystical conflict for her. Witch-craft, tropical diseases and the tears of a masaai warrior holding his sick child lead her to rethink her life. Her passion for car racing gives her determination. British colonialism and the Mau-Mau atrocities in the name of freedom open her eyes to a different world. This is a story of lost love, forgiveness and second chances.