Facing Africa

Fuerteventura, 1901. The island, just off the coast of Africa, is in the grip of a severe drought. As merchant and journalist Javier Morales campaigns to reforest the island, Famara, the daughter of an out of work farm labourer, is facing starvation.She has a thirst of her own: she wants to learn to read. When Famara and Javier's paths intertwine, neither of them can foresee the heartache that lie...