In 1958, seventeen-year-old Cecilia gives birth to Noelle and is forced to give her baby up for adoption. Forty years later, Noelle's perfect life unravels with each word she reads in the post-mortem letter from the only mother she's ever known. After much soul searching, Noelle leaves her prestigious job in New York City and embarks on her quest to find her birth mother. Can Noelle break through the barriers she encounters during her search?