In the rugged isolation of 19th-century Guernsey, Nicolas, a fisherman forged by a harsh father and a life at sea, seeks solace in the faces of women plucked from the tides of fate. But for Lizzie and Estrella, the promise of refuge becomes a cage, as their struggles to belong unravel in heartbreak and defiance.
 
As Nicolas's son Jim comes of age, bonds are tested, and loyalties shift in the shadow of a father whose presence looms like the sea itself—both life-giver and destroyer. When Estrella's fragile peace is shattered by betrayal, her journey intertwines with Jim's in unexpected ways, leading to an act of defiance that reshapes their shared destiny.
 
Told through the eyes of Eliza, the daughter caught at the heart of their storm, this sweeping tale of survival, love, and redemption unfolds in waves of tragedy and triumph. Anchored in the unrelenting tides of human nature, it’s a story of breaking free—and of carrying the weight of the past to calmer shores.