A deckhand in France discovers a bottle with a eulogy and letter inside.

The bottle has floated all the way from Byron Bay in Australia to the south of France.

The discovery prompts a whirlwind journey for Charlotte Wyatt into the world of paparazzi, European royalty and the criminal underworld.

Charlotte Wyatt’s story includes a: journey across the world to collect a bottle with a message inside; living vicariously as a ‘substitute’ and getting swept up in someone else’s story; love interests from three potential suitors; search for identity and future career direction; analysis of what makes a story go viral and exploration of her relationship with her mother and best friend.

There are also fabulous fashions, beautiful places and a few famous folk in walk-in and run-in roles.

It’s the story of a student travelling to the other side of the world to collect a bottle with a love letter to a brother she never knew and a journey to discover who she is and what she wants from her life.