Surrounded by lush vegetable farms and fragrant apple orchards, Newburgh, New York sits at the most scenic bend of the Hudson River. Its setting is a study of contrasts : breathtaking scenery as a backdrop to old housing projects, and faces of migrant workers struggling to make their place in America. When Deirdrie Cornell returns to the impoverished city where she grew up, she rediscovers her own sense of place. Seeing Newburgh with new eyes, she learns that you can't go home again but you can return to the foundations of the values you grew up with and make them your own.