Annie is at the midpoint of life. Sandwiched between the needs of her elderly mother and her own family, she barely has time for a quick swim, let alone a leisurely chat about a neglected tea set. And what's the point anyway? Her mother can't remember what day it is, let alone how the set ended up in a box at the end of the garden for thirty years. But as her mother talks it's clear some memories remain. Soon enough the modern world falls away ... It's 1939, and Annie's great-grandmother has just met her great-grandfather ... the tea set is a deeply moving commentary on the fragility of family and the unreliable nature of memory.