Beautiful and allusive Hannah Martindale was living the ideal life in a small town, until a tragic automobile collision took her husband and two children from her. Left alone to pick up the pieces, Hannah withdrew from society, becoming a recluse to almost everyone, except the gentle friendship of her next door neighbor, Grace Padgett. Grace was the mother she didn't have and the constancy she needed to get through each day. Grace's grandson, Andy Padgett, was enduring his own crisis, facing life alone after the breakup of his fifteen year marriage. When Grace becomes ill, these two torn spirits lean on each other, learning that time and tenderness can open the heart to love once again.