ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd hiː mˈiːts lˈuːsi, ɐ bjˈuːɾifəl jˈʌŋ wˈʊmən; hɜː dˌɪsˈeɪbəld hˈʌsbənd, dˈeɪvɪd; ðɛɹ jˈʌŋ sˈʌn dʒˈoʊ; ænd ɐn ˈɛldɚli, ˌælkəhˈɑːlɪk ʃˈɛpɚd nˈeɪmd tˈɑːm, ðɪ ˈoʊnli ˈʌðɚ pˈɜːsən ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd.
On the island he meets Lucy, a beautiful young woman; her disabled husband, David; their young son Jo; and an elderly, alcoholic shepherd named Tom, the only other person on the island.