Memphis, 1939. 12-year-old Rill Foss and her 4 younger siblings are thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage. At the mercy of the facility's cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. South Carolina, present day. Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when she returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, she takes a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.