Alma and Alex, two adolescent sisters, are survivors of a catastrophic event. They live deep in the woods with their Mother, a strict, over-protective woman who has sheltered them from ominous presences, the Shadows, which live in the daylight and infest the world beyond the river, a border for Alma and Alex. When they follow Mother, out for hunting, Alma and Alex start a series of events which will make them discover the truth about the Shadows and their own reality.
O Rei Luís XIV incumbe o famoso arquiteto André Le Notre de projetar os jardins do Palácio de Versalhes. Ele contrata a bela e arrojada paisagista Sabine de Barra para auxiliá-lo, dona de um estilo oposto ao seu. Aos poucos as desavenças entre os dois desaparecem, a relação profissional logo torna-se mais íntima e fofocas chegam aos ouvidos da mulher de Le Notre.
