On a weather-beaten island off the coast of Scotland, effie and her mother, nora, take refuge in the large, mouldering house of their ancestors and tell each other stories. Nora, at first, recounts nothing that effie rea...On a weather-beaten island off the coast of Scotland, effie and her mother, nora, take refuge in the large, mouldering house of their ancestors and tell each other stories. Nora, at first, recounts nothing that effie really wants to hear--like who her real father was.