Colin is enjoying his retirement years… until, without warning, his wife Joan is admitted to hospital.Lost without her, and terrified he will lose her forever, Colin realises he has to find a way forward. But it's hard.Until the day a teenage boy with a bunch of flowers crashes into his life.But will his crazy plan to help Joan recover work? Or will he just make things worse? Utopia Bay is a small town on the east coast of Australia. This is one of its stories.