On a hot day in Maine in the 1960s, six-year-old Joe watches his younger sister Ruthie sitting on her favourite rock by the blueberry fields while their family, Micmac Indians from Nova Scotia (Canada), pick berries. That same day, Ruth disappears without a trace. Joe, who was the last to see her, will carry this pain in his heart for many years to come. In a nearby suburb, Norma grows up as the only child in a wealthy family. She is wise beyond her years, but she is troubled by questions about strange vivid dreams and missing childhood photographs... Norma senses that her parents are hiding something from her, and it will take her decades to unravel these mysteries. This is an exquisitely moving story about hope, love and the power of family even in the face of grief and betrayal