Edie Carrigan didn't plan to "get herself" pregnant, much less end up in a home for unwed mothers. In 1950s North Carolina, illegitimate pregnancy is kept secret. Not even Edie’s closest friend, Luce, understands what Edie truly wants: to keep and raise the baby. Twenty-five years later, Luce is a lawyer, and her daughter Meera now faces the same decision Edie once did. As the three women’s lives intertwine and collide, the story circles age-old questions about reproductive choice.