Ocean apart

Plot

For six months David Corstorphine has tried to come to terms with his young wife's death, while caring for his three motherless children. Unable to return to work, his only form of solace comes from working in the garden of his parents' estate in the Scottish countryside. Dispatched unexpectedly to New York, David's family hopes that the impromptu business trip will help him get back on his feet. As David finds himself settling in comfortably among the strangers of a seaside Long Island town, he takes a job as a gardener. Through the people he meets, the pain he confronts, and the joy he is able to once again experience that prove to be magically transformative. In learning to accept his loss, will David be able to open his heart to love once again? -- adapted from back cover