Robert Forester, an embezzler, abandons his wife and three daughters to avoid imprisonment. Never revealing the reason behind his disappearance, Marion refuses to acknowledge that he is still alive and raises her family alone.

Emily marries a missionary pilot and must adjust to the difficulties of raising a daughter in a Kenyan village.

Deborah impulsively marries Johan Lootevik the struggles with loneliness as she shares the duties of running a hunting lodge in the wilds of Alaska.

Victoria has suffered all her life from depression. Not even achieving the dream of living a country lifestyle with her husband and daughter chases away the demons that torment her.

With the death of their mother comes the revelation of their father's secret, and all three women find themselves struggling with truth, and forgiveness.