« The most dangerous secrets are the ones we're afraid to tell ourselves. »
Based on John Irving's novel A Widow for One Year, writer Ted Cole and his wife, Marion, struggle to cope with the deaths of their teenage boys while still caring for their daughter, Ruth.
But they're failing, so Ted, desperate to make some kind of change, hatches a plan: He hires an appealing assistant, and soon, Marion's having an affair with him.