It seems like the Taylors are a picture perfect American family: Charles is a professor on track to become university president, son Michael is a prolific and well-known romance novelist, daughter Ryne is about to enter a prestigious law school, and mother Lisa will graduate from college - decades after leaving to raise her children. Then, a serious accident interrupts the celebration, and the far more nuanced reality of this Midwestern family's history and relationships come to light.