In 1940, a first-year college student, Noah, struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Eager for some relief, he takes to documenting his experience in a diary. In 2015, Georgia discovers said diary while helping her grandmother prepare to move. She finds a kindred spirit and a family secret within its pages.

Roe v. Wade has been overturned, and the legality of abortion depends on the state. What is a girl with an unwanted pregency in Texas to do? Jade finds herself sent to a maternity home for unwed teenage girls. There she finds some unexpected friends and prehaps a way out.