Plot Synopsis

Based on the novel by Meg Wolitzer. A mother who, following the accidental death of her only child, decides to move into the summerhouse she shared with friends to try to learn more about their relationships with her daughter and to find her daughter's diary. But what was initially to be a short visit turns into a longer stay as she gets to know them, especially Adam, a gay playwright who was in the car with her the day she died. Long-held secrets are slowly revealed as mom spends time with everyone in the household, making them all feel vulnerable and exposed. They soon see the special place that Sara held in their lives, and the effect she had on all of them.