Susannah Suffolk can't stop thinking about her first kiss, which took place on the shore of Walloon Lake. She can't stop thinking about that boy, and her childhood years spent growing up there. Foggy with memories of her mother's tirades, the sound of a pot being repeatedly banged on the kitchen counter, watching her meals fly out the door at her mother's hand, and punishment that came with pain, Susannah struggles to defend her most public court case while she returns to Walloon Lake to arrange a funeral for her mother. Though she has since moved far away, and created a life for herself, her life at Walloon has remained present in her mind and in her heart. Amidst the chaos of her memories, the pressures of her family and reminders of lost love, Susannah is faced with a choice: Will she remain entrenched in her memories, or will she finally find a way to leave Walloon for good?