Running away from a troubled marriage Kate Frazier hopes to find anonymity with a new home & a new job in Chicago Despite friendly flirtation from co-workers & others the shy & reserved Kate keeps her distance avoiding questions about her sudden arrival & her recent past When Kate meets Frank Logan the two discover unexpected satisfaction in their mutual shared silence Haunted by the troubling choices he has made Frank finds a kindred spirit in the younger Kate & for a moment the two seem destined to redeem & remake each other As the holidays & New Year pass against an urban landscape that seems both breathtakingly beautiful & starkly quiet Kate & Frank&s friendship becomes one of necessity & survival for these two lost spirits But neither lonely soul can escape the lives they have left behind As events unfold & the painful truth slowly emerges Frank is forced to face the man he really is while Kate struggles to be the stronger woman she needs to be