Magda is the present-day caretaker of the Key West home of a famous poet, whoses suicide at the residence in 1918 has nearly overshadowed her creative legacy - but Magda, a botanist and avid historian, is determined to protect it and restore the house. But as a mighty storm makes landfall, the dangers mount. First, a fire and flood threaten to destroy the house. Then when part of the house collapses, she unearths a woman's remains. Is there more to the poet's story than Magda knows? The unexpected appearance of a teenage girl and her father seeking shelter from the storm poses unnerving new questions.