"William Waters grew up in a house silence d by tragedy\, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him\, much l ess love him. So it's a relief when his skill on the basketball court earn s him a scholarship to college\, far away from his childhood home. He soon meets Julia Padavano\, a spirited and ambitious young woman who surprises William with her appreciation of his quiet steadiness. With Julia comes h er family\; she is inseparable from her three younger sisters: Sylvie\, th e dreamer\, is happiest with her nose in a book and imagines a future diff erent from the expected path of wife and mother\; Cecelia\, the family's a rtist\; and Emeline\, who patiently takes care of all of them. Happily\, t he Padavanos fold Julia's new boyfriend into their loving\, chaotic househ old. But then darkness from William's past surfaces\, jeopardizing not onl y Julia's carefully orchestrated plans for their future\, but the sisters' unshakeable loyalty to one another. The result is a catastrophic family r ift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once r ooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters mos t?"
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