Sensitive but practical Charlotte Tradescome has come to accept the reticence of her older work-obsessed husband Henry. Still she hopes to create a life for their three-year-old daughter. So when Henry inherits a home on Cape Cod she Henry and little Fiona move from their Manhattan apartment to this seaside community. Charlotte sells off part of Tradescome Point inadvertently fueling the conflict between newcomers and locals. Many townspeople easily dismiss Charlotte as a washashore. A rare exception is Darryl Stead an oyster farmer with modest dreams and an open heart with whom Charlotte feels the connection she''s been missing. Ultimately he transforms the way she sees herself the town and the people she loves...