1969. When Mattie Taylor's brother was killed in Vietnam, she lost her best friend. Now, news that her mother is dying sends Mattie back home. Mama's last wish is that Mattie read some old letters. She insists they hold the answers Mattie is looking for. 1942. Ava Delaney seeks work at a nearby military base, where she crosses paths with Gunther Schneider, a German who is helping care for wounded soldiers. Ava questions why Gunther should be forced to live in the internment camp, and as her sense of injustice grows so do her feelings for him. In the midst of pain and loss two women must come face-to-face with what they thought they knew about themselves and others.