Women's Fiction

Morgan, Charlotte, and Abby Weiss are filled with mixed emotions. After their beloved mother took her own life without leaving a note, the sisters go through the motions of a funeral while grappling with grief and anger over their parent’s actions.

Leaning into their close connection and taking a break from their lives, their men, and their own personal issues, they move into their mom’s house in search of answers. As they uncover clues about a mysterious stranger, the Weiss sisters travel to Las Vegas, hoping to find closure. But they only encounter more questions and confusion as they follow the trail onward to New York… and their mother’s hidden past.

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