简介：Asleepyseasidetown,inwinter. Emily,aseventeen-year-oldschoolgirl,liveswithhermotherSusan.Emilyneverknewherfather.Accordingtohermother,hewasa“tomcat”-atouristwhowanderedintotownonesummerandwasneverseenagain. Susanisstrugglingtoforgetthepast.Shehasn’tspokentoherferventlyreligiousparentsforyears,notsincesheshamedthefamilybyfallingpregnantatfifteen. Emilyactivelypursuesafriendshipwithfather-figureStephen,whospendshisdaysfixingboatsattheharbour.ButStephenhashisowntroubles,constantlyhauntedbythepast,unabletokeepthelossofhiswifeandbabydaughterfromhisthoughts. Stephen’ssisterElizabethismarriedtothetownpolicemanCarl.ElizabethsuspectsCarlisbeingunfaithfulbutisscaredtouncoverthetruth.HersonJoelhasasecretloveofhisown. WhenaBibleturnsupwithanintriguinginscription,Emilyisthefirsttorealisethathopingforchangeisnotenough.…