Nelle Thompson lives a life of privilege during turn-of-the-century New York City. When her parents are killed in a terrible accident, sheās forced to live with her auntās family in a small town in Connecticut, and she is treated as a poor relation with no financial independence. Broken hearted and riddled with insomnia, Nelleās health begins a downward spiral. When a locked part of her heart blossoms around her cousinās fiancĆ© Mathew Janson, Nelle doesnāt know if she can endure one more heartbreak. Miss Pearl, owner of the local apothecary shop, becomes a mother figure to Nelle, but a fateful summer day has Nelle questioning everything she's ever believed and wondering if sheāll ever love again.
Nelle Thompson lives a life of privilege during turn-of-the-century New York City. When her parents are killed in a terrible accident, sheās forced to live with her auntās family in a small town in Connecticut, and she is treated as a poor relation with no financial independence. Broken hearted and riddled with insomnia, Nelleās health begins a downward spiral. When a locked part of her heart blossoms around her cousinās fiancĆ© Mathew Janson, Nelle doesnāt know if she can endure one more heartbreak. Miss Pearl, owner of the local apothecary shop, becomes a mother figure to Nelle, but a fateful summer day has Nelle questioning everything she's ever believed and wondering if sheāll ever love again.