Nick Kaminsky, a successful writer and professor of architecture, returns to his hometown of Elderstown to visit his terminally ill biological mother, whom he's never met. While there, he reconnects with a former college friend, Paul Kessler, and saves his life in an accident. Nick becomes fascinated with a historic building Paul is demolishing and meets Paul's wife, Jane, a photographer, who is also adopted. As Nick and Jane grow closer, they uncover secrets from their past and begin a romantic affair.
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A renowned author and architectural professor embarks on a poignant journey back to his hometown to reconnect with his ailing biological mother, a woman he's never known, after being adopted as a child.