When Elise Morceau meets the writer Constance Holden, she quickly falls under her spell. Connie is sophisticated, bold and alluring -- everything Elise feels she is not. She follows Connie to LA, but in this city of strange dreams and razzle-dazzle, Elise feels even more out of her depth and makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever. Three decades later, Rose Simmons is trying to uncover the story of her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was a now reclusive novelist, Rose finds herself at the door of Constance Holden's house in search of a confession . . .
En 2017, Rose Simons cherche des réponses sur le passé de sa mère Elise Morceau, disparue sans laisser de traces peu après sa naissance. Elle découvre que la dernière personne à l'avoir vue est Constance Holden, une écrivaine recluse et oubliée, qui vivait le sommet de sa gloire lors de la disparition d'Elise.