Allan Sawers

After the death of his beloved wife in a devastating fire, Jonathon Soter's life is in ruins. Drinking to excess and barely holding down his job as a teacher, he's a man lost with nothing to live for. But the sudden news that the boy who killed his wife, Scottish born Donald McKinley, has been released early from prison, brings monumental change for Soter and gives him a new motivation. He begins a journey to a small coastal town, where he hopes to find his tormentor, to find an answer and perhaps to ultimately find redemption. Exploring the themes of loss, forgiveness, revenge and the tragedy of an existence locked in the past, Ashes is a complex character study and a thrilling dramatic modern fable.

Jackie is a CCTV operator. Each day, she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she hoped never to see again. Now she has no choice and is compelled to confront him.

1914年。第1次世界大戦が勃発し、ドイツの有名オペラ歌手だったニコラウスも一兵卒として戦地に出征する。その愛妻でやはりオペラ歌手であるアナは、自ら積極的に働き掛けてクリスマスイヴにコンサートを開き、戦場から呼び戻された夫とともに、皇太子の御前でアリアを熱唱することに。無事務めを終え、塹壕に戻ってきたニコラウスはそこでも兵士たちのために美しい歌声を披露するが、そこで奇跡のような事態が起こる。