Stephanie Roy

1907, Massachusetts. A scholar drifts from his path and finds himself in a house he assumed to be deserted - apart from a beguiling book containing dark secrets that exerts a powerful hold over those who come into contact with it.

Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world.