Frances seeks refuge at a Norwegian artist colony that's offered her a painting apprenticeship. Yasha must carry out his father's last wish to be buried 'at the top of the world'.And so Frances's and Yasha's paths intersect in Lofoten. Their unlikely connection and growing romance fortifies them against the turmoil of their distant homes, and teaches them that to be alone is not always to be lonely, and that love and independence are not mutually exclusive.