No one in Carniskey has ever truly understood what led Sean Delaney, a seasoned local fisherman, to risk his life in a high storm in the dead of night. Now, three years on from those tragic events, his wife Alison is still struggling with her unresolved grief and increasing financial worries. She has grown distant from her daughter and estranged from her friends and fellow villagers, particularly her best friend Kathleen, who harbours a deeply guarded secret. Isolated by its stunning yet often cruel surroundings, this is a community used to looking after its own. But the arrival of an outsider - artist and lifelong nomad William - offers Alison a new perspective on life and love that threatens to unearth the mysteries of the past.
