Leah Thompson grows up in a small village in rural Yorkshire. Nobody could have guessed that the girl from a humble background would one day take the catwalks of the world by storm: Milan, London and New York are the stages of her brilliant career as a model, which brings her a life of luxury and glamour. But the fateful connection with the Delancey family, which reaches far into her past, haunts her like a dark shadow and draws her into a maelstrom of tragic events that began in Poland during the Second World War. As deeply hidden secrets threaten to come to light, Leah must confront a long-forgotten prophecy - and a fate she can't seem to escape ....