For Ellen Castle, one final downturn spells disaster. How much disappointment and loss can one person be expected to take? When her best friend offers her the use of one of the summer rental bungalows owned by a monastery far from home, Ellen wants no part of it, but reluctantly agrees. She quickly finds herself miserable with regret and hopelessness. Having long ago lost her faith, Ellen's way of dealing with life is to run, but what is stopping...