In 1939, seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings believed her future was bright—until one impulsive night changes everything. Branded a “moral defective,” Nora is institutionalized under the Mental Deficiency Act, enduring decades of abuse from those meant to protect her.
In 1981, psychiatrist Janet Humphreys finds Nora, still trapped in the hospital after more than forty years. Determined to help her rediscover life, Janet works tirelessly to free Nora from her past. But as Nora’s memories resurface, Janet is forced to confront her own buried traumas.
With both women’s lives hanging in the balance, can they break free from the chains of their pasts?
