Years of caring for her needy family have left Merritt
Fowler exhausted and confused, uncertain of who she is or
what she wants. When a family argument sends her lovely,
fragile daughter, Glynn, running from her Atlanta home to
her Aunt Laura in Hollywood, Merritt is compelled to
follow.
On impulse, the trio takes off in Laura's red Mustang
convertible, barreling up the coast to the lush wilderness
outside San Francisco -- earthquake country. There, amid
the beauty and protection of the mountains, mother,
daughter, and sister will struggle to see if the widening
fissures between them can be healed, as they search for
the bedrock of strength and courage that can save them and
their family.