After the suicide of her mother, Katie has had to relocate her family, returning to the unhappy home of her childhood. Caring for her emotionally withdrawn father is taking its toll and Katie can feel her relationships, with caring husband George and misanthropic daughter Lily, falling apart as a result. Before her life can move forward, she must first come to terms with the death of her troubled, abusive mother.
Italian American Anna is a fresh-faced and headstrong new arrival, drunk on a romantic image of Italy - and her new life starts here. Anna wants to break free of the baggage she thinks is holding her back, to find the 'real' Italy. But is this the same place she’d always dreamed of?