Tortuga, the tortoise, is caught in a storm and finds herself washed up on a remote island where raiding sea birds swoop down and steal her newly laid eggs. Exhausted and alone Tortuga desperately searches for a safe place to live and a new mate.

The story of how a colony of tortoises made their home on a remote south sea island. 'The craftsmanship is immaculate, the story transporting, if this doesn't win a prize, something is very wrong' "Independent"