In the summer of 1906, a young girl discovers a near lifeless, naked woman washed onto the shore of Pine Cove Key. The child is convinced the woman is her mother who had disappeared years before believe to be a victim of foul play.

With no means to leave and completely dependent on others, the woman wrestles with how she will survive in the small island community. She soon learns that her bleak situation cannot compare with two other women's despairing truths. These three women soon forge a resourceful bond empowering them to weather the storms of each one's forsaken "island." At last, through mounting concern for the little girl who discovered her on the shore, her heart awakens to compassion, love, and forgiveness.