Waking up one wintry morning in her old farmhouse nestled in the Adirondack Mountains, Nora Hamilton finds her world is suddenly, irretrievably shattered: Her husband, Brendan, has apparently committed suicide though he gave no indication that he was contemplating taking his own. Having spent a lifetime avoiding hard truths, Nora must now start facing them. She meets bewildering resistance everyone close to Brendan, and it quickly becomes clear to Nora that she is asking questions no one wants to answer.