After burying their father earlier during the year, two sisters have to make Christmas happen without falling in an argument. An unexpected twist will arrive at the festivities.
The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
In 1970s suburbia, teenager Will privately explores his nascent physical curiosity but when things climax he has to confront his strict father's ingrained conceptions.