In the wake of wwii, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper asking readers to send rocks in honor of loved ones to create something life-giving but the building halts when tragedy strikes. Decades later...In the wake of wwii, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper asking readers to send rocks in honor of loved ones to create something life-giving but the building halts when tragedy strikes. Decades later, annie returns to the coastal maine town where stone ruins spark her curiosity and her search for answers faces a battle against time.