When Miriam Elizabeth Swanson's husband leaves her for a very young lingerie model, and her new tenant, Liz comes with troubles of her own. Miriam also meets a man who makes her laugh, cry and feel like a brand new woman. It is too much for Miriam to handle - so off to the enchanted and mysterious land of Sullivans Island, deep in the low country of South Carolina, where she can get her head on straight. And perhaps figure out that pride is not what's going to keep warm at night.