Crigga, 1883. Philip Wickenham, a romantic poet, arrives at his publisher's foreboding home, Greywalls, on the craggy coast of Cornwall, to discuss his failing marriage. He is unaware of the twist of fate that awaits him. The curse of the elusive fish, the hostility of locals towards Greywalls and his love for the mysterious Sara ( unaware that he's her favourite poet), is the ferment for intense drama. An intense drama that promises to spill into generations to come ...