For a girl whose family used to be wealthy, starting work in a sweat shop turns out to be a life altering experience. Very soon, hard work is the least of her problems as she finds herself in the middle of a love tangle with no confidantes but a mute girl and a rude old card-reading lady with an eerily similar romantic past. The small seaside town offers nothing but a salty breeze to soothe her, or could it be there is just a little bit of magic in the air?