In 1963, twelve-year-old Florine Gilham enjoys an idyllic childhood in small-town Maine until her beloved mother vanishes. Untethered and adrift in the wake of her disappearance, Florine finds her once-cherished joys watching her father s lobster boat come into port, baking bread with her grandmother, and causing mischief with the summer folk suddenly ring hollow. When a figure from her father s past comes calling, Florine must find the courage to lay...