Briny cafe. Susan Duncan. 2012.

Ettie Brookbank is the heart and soul of Cook’s Basin, a sleepy cluster of dazzling blue bays where the only way home is by boat.

However, as idyllic as her surroundings are, she is all too aware of the years slipping by without note.

While her good friend Sam, an offshore born and bred, steadfastly guards the tranquility of Cook’s Basin life, Ettie yearns for excitement, a challenge, the chance to live dangerously while her blood still runs hot. But she gave up believing in dreams long ago.

Then fate offers her a lifeline - the chance to breathe new life into a beloved local landmark.

Ettie’s salvation, it seems, is a lopsided little cafe on the water’s edge.