What would you keep of your mother's after she dies? What secrets would you keep from your family? Serena is dealing with these questions while balancing grief, a scientific career, motherhood, and not hating her spouse. You know, the typical easy life of a woman.

There is one thing Serena thought she knew. Her mother hated her. But now Serena must come face to face with the truth she learns after her mother's death. Maybe her mother didn't hate her, but loved her so much that she changed everything for her.