Can a moment's kindness transform a lifetime of learned despair? Seventy-year-old Margaret Brooks has been obedient since childhood and barely knows how to think for herself. Bullied for decades by 'Mr Brooks', Margaret gets no respite after her husband dies, for her daughter Rebecca carries on where he left off, dominating Margaret's life. Everything changes for Margaret one autumn day in the park when, by chance, she meets Walter, also in his seventies, and his mischievous dog Ted, Walter and Margaret strike up a friendship that takes them on a journey of discovery and holds the promise of a future - together. But opposition from Margaret's controlling daughter and the discovery of dark family secrets threaten to destroy Walter and Margaret's late-found happiness. Forgotten Hearts is a tender and uplifting story of second chances, a testimony to the power of unconditional love to triumph in a harsh, materialistic world.