On a weekend in October, the three Rafferty sisters gather at the home of their widowed mother in rural Brown County, Indiana. Each brings her own painful memories and her misgivings about the reunion. Although family members do not confide their fears and resentments in each other, being together creates a change within each of them. Some relationships are abandoned, while others are restored. Good fortune is lost, but hope is regained. The resulting shift in family life offers the possibiity for insight, redemption, and peace.