Shy middle-aged gravedigger Henry Bale accepts his solitary life in the English hamlet of Chalk, until the arrival of twenty-seven-year-old teacher Caroline Ford brings thoughts of love, relationships, separation, and loss.
The gravedigger Henry Bale lives with his ailing dog in the village of Chalk, England. Painfully shy, he is resigned to growing old alone. Then Caroline Ford, an impulsive schoolteacher from Brighton, arrives in Chalk. Caroline awakens Henry to life, andto a fear of death. Their relationship becomes a startling investigation of love, faith, and the search for meaning.
The gravedigger Henry Bale lives with his ailing dog in the village of Chalk, England. Painfully shy, he is resigned to growing old alone. Then Caroline Ford, an impulsive schoolteacher from Brighton, arrives in Chalk. Caroline awakens Henry to life, and to a fear of death. Their relationship becomes a startling investigation of love, faith, and the search for meaning.
